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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2002
Applicants:
Markus Braun, Cologne, DE;
Axel Hebenstreit, Stuttgart, DE;
Karl-heinz Knoll, Weinstadt, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R001/181 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In order to create a clamping mechanism for an adjustable steering column of a motor vehicle, the clamping mechanism is provided with a clamping device and with an electrical actuator, which drives a clamping element that may be moved between a clamped position and an unclamped position. The electrical actuator is fixed to a support mounting, which may be compactly arranged on the steering column, in proximity to the clamping device, and the support mounting of the actuator may be integrally formed with a component of the clamping element.