Basf Se Corporation

Daimler Ag

Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.v.

Trumpf Laser- Und Systemtechnik Gmbh

Audi Ag

Sagner, Sven

Harms, Torsten

Kittler, Holger

Eggers, Fred

Fred Eggers

Holger Kittler

Torsten Harms

Leo Hoffmann

Michael Minkow

Sven Sagner

Harald Ott

Kim Kose

Gerardus Doggen

Alexander Näck

Birgit Faisst

Jan Gaugler

Marcel Erang

Stephan Ohnimus

Holger Klink

Gerardus Johannes Cornelis Doggen

The invention relates to a method for producing a material composite composed of metal and plastic to form a plastic-metal hybrid component, in which method, to improve the adhesion of the metal surface and at least one plastic component, stochastically random macroscopic and/or microscopic undercuts are made by means of short-pulse laser radiation in the metal surface in order to roughen it, these undercuts each being filled at least partially with the at least one plastic component in an injection moulding process such that said plastic component engages into the macroscopic and/or microscopic undercuts, wherein, following the roughening of the metal surface and before and/or during the injection moulding process for the at least one plastic component, at least the roughened surface of the metal is heated to a temperature which, during processing, lies in the range of room temperature up to 100&#xb0; C. above the processing temperature of the plastic.

Method for producing a material composite composed of metal and plastic to form a plastic-metal hybrid component

A steering column assembly has a bracket situated fixed on a vehicle, and a rotatable steering column, which has a column jacket and a steering shaft mounted therein. The steering column has modifiable tilt and length and a clamping mechanism for fixing the steering column. The steering column is connected via a bracket slide to a bracket. The bracket slide is displaceably mounted on the bracket, and an energy absorbing element is situated to absorb energy during a displacement of the bracket slide in relation to the bracket.

Steering column assembly comprising a steering column the tilt and length of which can be modified

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