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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 26, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Laurent Fevre, Saint-Sulpice, FR;
Jean-Christophe Bodin, Saint-Ouen, FR;
Assignee:
Lemforder Nacam S.A., Vendome, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74493 ; 280775 ; 384 42 ; 403109 ; 403365 ; 403372 ; 403377 ;
Abstract
A depth-adjustable steering column for a motor vehicle whose shaft is disposed in a tube body including two tubes (2, 3), one sliding in the other, a sheath (5) being disposed between the two tubes (2, 3). The sheath (5) comprises projecting elements which are flexible in a radial direction and come into contact with at least one of the tubes (2, 3). The projecting elements are orientated longitudinally, namely parallel to the axis of the tubes (2, 3).