Steering column comprising an improved depth-blocking mechanism

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9168945
APP PUB NO 20140352479A1
SERIAL NO

14344613

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A steering column including an upper body, two connection flanges for connecting the upper body to a support element, and a tightening and blocking device the upper body in position on an internal tube, where the tightening and blocking device includes a clamp screw extending through the flanges, a set of cams comprising a fixed cam and a movable cam mounted such that it can move freely in translation along the clamp screw and arranged so that it can bear on one of the flanges, a rack capable of cooperating with a notched arrangement provided on the other flange, and a resilient means arranged between the movable cam and the rack in order to exert a return force on the rack in the direction of the notched flange.

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ROBERT BOSCH AUTOMOTIVE STEERING VENDÔME SASZI SUD ROUTE DE BLOIS VENDOME 41100

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fevre, Laurent Saint Sulpice, FR 20 339
Hiesse, Olivier St avertin, FR 2 9
Sauquet, Mickael Villerable, FR 4 40

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