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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 1997
Filed:
May. 16, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jens Vortmeyer, Preussisch-Oldendorf, DE;
Kay Uwe Grams, Cappeln, DE;
Burkhard Schafer, Ganderkesee, DE;
Assignee:
Lemforder Metallwaren AG, Lemforde, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280777 ; 74492 ;
Abstract
A crash system for the steering column in a motor vehicle, in which two tube ends are connected to one another by an insert which clamps the two tube ends to one another up to a predetermined axial load. This insert is a tolerance ring, whose cross-sectional profile is compressible. An adjustable clamping device surrounds the outer tube end and acts radially.