Position adustable steering column assembly for a motor vehicle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5477744
SERIAL NO

08123210

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This assembly, including a support structure provided with two flanges, a steering shaft including two portions, one carrying the steering wheel and the other connected to the rest of the steering mechanism and which are mounted telescopically one in the other, this shaft being capable of rotating in a body pivoting between the two flanges and including two portions which can be moved slidingly one in the other, one (7a) of them including a device for rotationally guiding and for axially blocking the shaft portion which carries the steering wheel, and the other being articulated between the flanges, and mechanisms with gear motors for adjusting the angular and axial positions of the steering wheel, which mechanisms are adapted to interact with the support structure and the body portion (7a) associated with the shaft portion which carries the steering wheel, is characterized in that the adjusting mechanisms have a structure (14) for suspending the body portion (7a) which is articulated on the support structure and capable of moving angularly by the corresponding gear motor, this body portion (7a) and this suspension structure (14) being capable of moving angularly and/or in translation, one with respect to the other.

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ECIA - EQUIPEMENTS ET COMPOSANTS POUR L'INDUSTRIE AUTOMOBILEF-25400 AUDINCOURT

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hoblingre, Andre Valentigney, FR 19 1248
Passebecq, Ghislain Valentigney, FR 7 45
Salez, Jean-Philippe Valentigney, FR 1 20

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