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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 28, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Andre Hoblingre, Valentigney, FR;
Assignee:
ECIA-Equipements et Composants pour l'Industrie Automobile, Audincoutr, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ; F16B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74492 ; 29423 ; 280779 ; 403 12 ; 403377 ;
Abstract
A steering column assembly for a motor vehicle includes a steering column shaft (1) mounted so that it can move rotatably inside a column body (2), and a restraining arrangement (5) for temporarily axially immobilizing the shaft within the body for fitting the assembly onto the rest of the structure of the vehicle, it being possible to move the restraining arrangement between an active immobilization position and a non-obstructing position. The restraining arrangement includes structure (10) for enabling a limited degree of axial movement of the shaft within the body when the arrangement is in the non-obstructing position.