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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2001
Harald Donner, Meinerzhagen, DE;
Werner Volmer, Iserlohn, DE;
Jorg Welschholz, Herscheid, DE;
Bernhard Schambeck, Munich, DE;
Other;
Abstract
A device for blocking the turnability of the steering spindle of a motor vehicle contains a movable interlocking element that is situated in a lock chamber and engages into the steering spindle in its locked position, as well as an actuating device for actuating the interlocking element This device is characterized by the fact that the lock chamber is passively secured against manipulative access by electric/electronic operating components K required for driving the motor vehicle. This is realized by arranging these operating components K in such a position relative to the lock chamber that the function of at least one operating component K is terminated if manipulative access is attempted.