Lucas Automotive Gmbh

Trw Lucasvarity Electric Steering Limited

Trw Das A.s.

Jiri Nevrkla

Michael Appleyard

Eckart Op Den Camp

Josef Pivny

Petr Navratil

Petr Bachel

The assembly comprises: a hollow lower guide portiona hollow upper shroud portion, which fits at least partially within the guide portion and extends away from the guide portion a telescopic steering shafthaving at least an upper partand a lower part, the upper part co-operating with the lower part and the two parts extending through the guide portion and the upper shroud portion a lower axial bearing, which is supported in a seat in the guide portion and provides axial location for the lower steering shaft part an upper axial bearing, which is supported in a seat in the upper shroud portion and provides axial location for the upper steering shaft part and in which the guide portion has at least one arcuate guide wall, which co-operates with a complimentary arcuate guide wall of the upper shroud to define a contact surface along which the upper shroud portion is adapted to slide relative to the guide portion in the event of an accident.

Vehicle steering assembly

An adjustable steering column assembly for a vehicle comprises an upper shroud portion () which is adapted to receive a steering column (), a lower guide portion () which is adapted to support the shroud portion () and be secured to a mounting bracket () fixed relative to the chassis of the vehicle, a connecting pin () which projects through an elongate opening provided in the fixed bracket (), an opening in the lower guide portion () and an elongate opening in the upper shroud portion (), a toothed rail member () which is connected to the upper-shroud portion by an energy absorbing device (), and an operating lever () which is operatively connected to the connecting pin (). The pin () carries a toothed member () provided on an end of the connecting pin nearest the steering column () which engages with the toothed rail member when the pin () is drawn towards the fixed bracket by operation of the operating lever to a locked position to clamp the toothed rail member, the upper shroud and the guide portion onto the fixed mounting bracket. This permits the assembly to collapse under control of the energy absorbing member () in the event of a crash.

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Dacice, Czechia

Jiri Nevrkla