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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joel Garnault, Sannois, FR;
Jean-Claude Boulay, Creteil, FR;
Assignee:
Valeo Securite Habitacle, Creteil, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74492 ; 70184 ; 70188 ; 70218 ; 74531 ; 192 7023 ; 192223 ;
Abstract
An antitheft device is provided for locking a motor vehicle steering column against rotation. The steering column includes a gear wheel which is fixed coaxially to the steering column shaft, and a pinion with an axis parallel to the steering column axis. The pinion is mounted for rotation in a moveable pinion support which is displaceable between a disengaged position, in which the pinion is disengaged from the gear wheel, and an engaged position in which the pinion is in mesh with the gear wheel. The steering lock also includes a clutch for preventing rotation of the pinion about its axis on the pinion support below a specific torque.