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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024
Filed:
May. 17, 2023
Witte Automotive Gmbh, Velbert, DE;
Ford Global Technologies Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Heinz-Joachim Klein, Haan, DE;
Markus Schaps, Herne, DE;
Thorsten Janssen, Velbert, DE;
Martin Fassbender, Buschhoven, DE;
Thomas Kreuz, Mechernich, DE;
Philipp Küpper, Grevenbroich, DE;
Witte Automotive GmbH, Velbert, DE;
Ford Global Technologies LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An adjustment device for a steering wheel may have a first shaft about which the steering wheel is pivotable. A rotary latch is rotationally fixed to the steering wheel by a rotary latch element. A second shaft is arranged in parallel with the first shaft. A coupling lever is arranged on the second shaft to interact with the rotary latch element. The coupling lever has a stop surface which, for the purpose of engagement, engages in at least one corresponding stop surface of the rotary latch element when the steering wheel, and thus also the rotary latch, is pivoted. At least one of the stop surfaces may have a chamfer via which the coupling lever can be displaced or is displaced out of the engagement with the rotary latch element when a predetermined force is applied to the steering wheel.