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US 9,032,769 B2Granted
Antitheft device for the steering column of a vehicle having super-lockout provided by a rocker arm
AssigneeValeo Securite Habitacle
InventorsVictor Villagrasa, Donatien Frot, Christophe Perrin, Guillaume Lesueur
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Abstract
The invention relates to an antitheft device (2) for the steering column of a vehicle, comprising: a locking portion (6) including a bolt for locking the steering column, and a mobile member (22) capable of controlling the locking-in-position of the bolt; and an access portion (4) including a latch and carrying a pivoting rocker arm (34) bearing against the mobile member (22) and against the locking portion (6).
Claims10
An antitheft device for a steering column of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a body comprising a locking part, an access part, and a weakened zone disposed at a junction between the locking part and the access part,
- wherein the weakened zone is configured to rupture from a predetermined force;
- a bolt coupled to the steering column;
- a mobile member coupled to the bolt and the locking part;
- a pivoting rocker arm bearing against the mobile member and the locking part;
- and
- a latch coupled to the access part,
- wherein, when the weakened zone is ruptured, the mobile member is configured to immobilize the bolt, thereby locking the steering column in a locked position.
5 more elements
A motor vehicle, comprising:
- an antitheft device for a steering column of the vehicle, the device comprising:
- a body comprising a locking part, an access part, and a weakened zone disposed at a junction between the locking part and the access part, wherein the weakened zone is configured to rupture from a predetermined force;
- a bolt coupled to the steering column;
- a mobile member coupled to the bolt and the locking part;
- a pivoting rocker ann bearing against the mobile member and the locking part;
- and
- a latch coupled to the access part,
- wherein, when the weakened zone is ruptured, the mobile member is configured to immobilize the bolt, thereby locking the steering column in a locked position.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.