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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2001
Stéphane Barbier, Briis sous Forges, FR;
Fabrice Giacomin, Saint Pierre le Moutier, FR;
Louis Canard, Nevers, FR;
Valeo Securite Habitacle, Creteil, FR;
Abstract
The invention provides a system comprising an antitheft mechanism ( ) comprising a housing ( ) in which a member ( ) for manually controlling the starting of the vehicle engine and the locking of the steering can move axially ( ) between a pulled position in which it locks the steering and a pushed position in which it unlocks the steering, is mounted so that it can rotate ( ) between an angular position of rest and an angular position of use, and is connected in terms of rotation to a cam ( ) for controlling the latch bolt ( ), wherein the antitheft system comprises an electromagnet ( ) for immobilizing the control member ( ) in terms of rotation with respect to the housing ( ), the release of which is controlled when an encoded antitheft signal is supplied by the identification unit to an electronic circuit that controls the immobilizing member and a switch ( ) which triggers an interrogation and identification step, which is carried by the housing ( ) and is triggered by the manual control member ( ).