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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dominik Naff, Triesen, LI;
Hubert Breuss, Gisingen, AT;
Assignee:
Etablissement Supervis, Vaduz, LI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280777 ; 188376 ; 74492 ;
Abstract
A steering shaft for a steering system of a motor vehicle including an outer tubular member, and an inner tubular member extending into the outer member and secured therein against axial and/or radial displacement relative to the outer member, with the two tubular members being axially displaceable relative to each other in case of a collision, and with one of the tubular members having tear-off strips with bent-over front ends having bent-over sections engaging the other tubular member, each of the tear-off strips being formed by two spaced flutes of the one tubular member, the flutes also defining weakness locations.