Pivot bearings for a height-adjustable steering column

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10654515
APP PUB NO 20180312189A1
SERIAL NO

15770692

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A height-adjustable steering column for motor vehicles may include an outer sleeve that receives a steering spindle and is connected to an actuating unit. The actuating unit can be mounted pivotably by way of two pivot bearings on a retaining unit, which can be fixedly connected to a vehicle chassis. The two pivot bearings may be disposed at a horizontal distance to one another on a pivot axis and may each comprise a dihedron projection and a recess that engages with the dihedron projection. Each recess may comprise an introduction region for introduction of the respective dihedron projection in a radial direction with respect to the pivot axis. An inner span of the introduction region may correspond to a smaller outer diameter of the dihedron projection and may form a transition into a partially circular bearing region, an inner diameter of which may be adapted to a larger outer diameter of the dihedron projection so that the dihedron projection is mounted pivotably in the bearing region after a rotation about the pivot axis by approximately 90°.

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THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA AGLIECHTENSTEIN SCHAAN SCHAAN
THYSSENKRUPP AGTHYSSENKRUPP ALLEE 1 ESSEN 45143

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Geiger, Adrian Balgach, CH 9 121
Geiselberger, Thomas St. Gallen, CH 14 61

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