Valeo Deutschland Gmbh & Co. Sicherheitssysteme

Etienne Rocheteau

Kurt Lieb

Harald Starken

Mario Pieh

Alexander Frick

A device ( ) for locking the steering spindle ( ) of a steering gear of a vehicle, having a blocking pin ( ) which is arranged in a housing ( ) and can be displaced from a release position into a locking position and vice versa. In order to prevent manipulation of the device ( ) by an unauthorized third party if the housing ( ) of the device ( ) has been forcibly opened and the blocking pin ( ) is located in its locking position, a spring-actuated securing element ( &prime;) is arranged in a guide part ( &prime;) of the blocking pin ( ), said securing element being fixed in its position by a closure element ( ) which is fastened on the inside of the housing ( ). If the housing ( ) is opened by an unauthorized third party, then the closure element ( ) is also removed together with the corresponding housing region and the securing element ( &prime;) is at least partially displaced into a recess ( ) of the blocking pin ( ) and secures the latter in its locking position.

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Grossberghofen, Germany

Etienne Rocheteau