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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 1994
Filed:
Dec. 08, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Heinz-Josef Heinrichs, Koblenz-Metternich, DE;
Udo Wagner, Dachsenhausen, DE;
Reiner Wendling, Koblenz, DE;
Assignee:
Stabilus GmbH, Koblenz-Neuendorf, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ; F16F / ; F16F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280775 ; 280777 ; 74493 ; 188300 ; 267 6412 ;
Abstract
A steering column of a motor vehicle is composed of two telescopically and torque transmittingly interengaging steering column tubes. These tubes are mounted in bearings. A steering wheel is allocated to a first steering column tube. The other steering column tube is connected with a steering gear box. A cylinder piston device is provided within at least one of the two steering column tubes. This cylinder piston device can be locked in a plurality of positions, such as to define a plurality of variable lengths of the steering column.