Leopold Kostal Gmbh & Co. Kg

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Werner Volmer

Knut Moldenhauer

Harald Donner

Jorg Welschholz

Jörg Welschholz

Bernhard Schambeck

A vehicular operating device includes a lever movably attachable at one end to a housing such as a steering column such that the lever is pivotable relative to the housing between different positions. A connector connectable to the housing is adjacent to the first end of the lever and is in communication with the hollow body of the lever. A catch line having first and second ends runs through the hollow body of the lever with the first end of the catch line being connected to the connector and the second end of the catch line being connected to the second end of the lever. Upon the lever breaking, the catch line secures the lever to the connector as the catch line is connected to both of the second end of the lever and the connector to thereby prevent the lever from breaking away from the housing.

Operating device having retained operating lever

A device holder assembly for use in a vehicle includes a compartment having a top side opening, a device holder attached to the compartment for holding a mobile electronics device, and a closure attached to the compartment. The holder is movable with respect to the compartment between a storage position in which the holder is stored within the compartment and a use position in which the holder extends out from the compartment. The closure is movable relative to the top side of the compartment along lateral sides of the compartment between an opened position in which the closure opens the compartment, an intermediate closed position in which the closure substantially closes the compartment while the holder is in its use position extending out from the compartment, and a fully closed position in which the closure fully closes the compartment while the holder is in its storage position within the compartment.

Device holder for fitting in a motor vehicle

A device for blocking the turnability of the steering spindle of a motor vehicle contains a movable interlocking element that is situated in a lock chamber and engages into the steering spindle in its locked position, as well as an actuating device for actuating the interlocking element This device is characterized by the fact that the lock chamber is passively secured against manipulative access by electric/electronic operating components K required for driving the motor vehicle. This is realized by arranging these operating components K in such a position relative to the lock chamber that the function of at least one operating component K is terminated if manipulative access is attempted.

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