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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Markus Bartels, Mülheim, DE;
Stefan Armbruster, Heiligenhaus, DE;
Assignee:
Kiekert AG, Heiligenhaus, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/00 ;
Abstract
A steering wheel lock utilizes a motor-driven spindle which drives a locking nut to control a detent disk which has pin-like projections engaged in camming tracks which guide the detent disk linearly and angularly. The detent disk in turn controls a locking pin which can engage the steering wheel shaft.