Device for guiding a body and steering column for a motor vehicle

An apparatus for guiding a body, comprising:

• a first guide wall;
• a second guide wall which is arranged parallel to and at a distance from the first guide wall, wherein the first guide wall and the second guide wall are connected to one another by means of a first head piece at one end in such a way that the guide walls and the first head piece delimit a guide opening, wherein the guide opening is bordered by a substantially planar front end on one side and by a rear end on another side thereof, and wherein the guide walls have surfaces which face one another, surround a circumference of the guide opening and are directed inward with respect to the guide opening;
• at least one lug with a material thickness (f) which supports a latching hook, wherein the latching hook is at a distance (d) measured from the lug, and therefore the distance of the latching hook from the front end corresponds to a sum of the distance (d) and the material thickness (f) which is designed to secure the apparatus to a supporting part by holding a wall of the supporting part, wherein the inwardly directed surfaces of the guide walls each have a sliding area, wherein the distance of the sliding areas from one another determines the clear width of the guide opening, and in that a distance (e) of the sliding areas from the front end is at least 75% of the distance of the latching hook from the front end;
• and
• wherein a first width of the guide opening at the front end of the apparatus is greater than a second width at the rear end, wherein the second width of the rear end of the apparatus is selected such that the surfaces of the guide walls, which surfaces are directed inward from the rear end, form the sliding areas, and wherein a transition region is provided between the first width at the front end and an intermediate width in a region of the sliding areas.