Lemforder Metallwaren Ag

Norbert Bauch

Burkhard Schafer

Joachim Burmeister

Frank Nolte

A steering column for motor vehicles with axially adjustable steering shaft and positive locking between an axially adjustable, non-rotatably mounted steering column jacket and a support bearing that forms a rigid part of the vehicle body is described, wherein the locking mechanism consists of teeth provided on the circumference of the steering column jacket and teeth engaging in same, which latter teeth are provided on a locking element movably anchored in the support bearing, as well as of wedge bodies which can be moved into a locked position that brings about locking. The locking element is able to perform a limited pivoting motion around an axis arranged at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the steering column and can be displaced in the direction of the plane of engagement of the teeth at least by one tooth pitch, wherein next to a wedge body which tensions during its functioning the teeth on the steering column jacket and on the locking element at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the steering column, further wedge bodies are provided, which during their functioning wedge the locking element in the direction of the plane of engagement of the teeth against the support bearing.

Steering column with vertically adjustable steering wheel for motor

A steering column for motor vehicles with a steering shaft that is movable in the axle direction and held by a positive connection notching. The notching is formed between a jacket barrel (1) placed so that it is fixed from turning, and a solid body thrust bearing (2) and consists of toothed gearing segments (4, 5) on the width of the jacket barrel (1) and anchored toothed elements (6, 7) that are movable on the thrust bearing (2) with at least a gear tooth (9, 10). Wedge bodies (11, 12) are provided that by means of a control are movable in the bolt position brought about by the notching. The gearing tooth portions on the jacket barrel (1) include at least two segments (4, 5) developed with the same tooth spacing, that nevertheless are arranged around a half gear segment displaced with respect to each other. In addition, each segment is adjoined around a traverse axis (8) movable placed notch element (6, 7) whose gear teeth are spaced a distance from each other in the axle direction of the jacket barrel (1) that corresponds to a direct multiple of the spacing of the toothed gear segment.

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Munich, Georgia

Norbert Bauch