Steering column unit for motor vehicles
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1. A motor vehicle steering column unit comprising:
- a steering column;
an electrical driving unit;
a shifting apparatus including a length adjusting mechanism for adjusting the length of the steering column, a tilt adjusting mechanism for adjusting the tilt of the steering column, and a central driving gear, which is driven by the electrical driving unit, is mechanically shiftable between at least two shifting positions, wherein the central driving gear in at least one of its shift positions is drivingly coupled with one of the shifting mechanisms.
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Abstract
A motor vehicle steering column unit includes a steering column, an adjusting device, which comprises a length adjusting mechanism for the length adjustment of the steering column and/or a tilt adjusting mechanism for the tilt adjustment of the steering column, as well as an electrical drive unit. The adjusting device has a central drive gear mechanically adjustable in at least two shift positions, which is powered by the electrical drive unit and is drivingly coupled in at least one of its shift positions with one or the other of the adjusting mechanisms.
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1. A motor vehicle steering column unit comprising:
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a steering column;
an electrical driving unit;
a shifting apparatus including a length adjusting mechanism for adjusting the length of the steering column, a tilt adjusting mechanism for adjusting the tilt of the steering column, and a central driving gear, which is driven by the electrical driving unit, is mechanically shiftable between at least two shifting positions, wherein the central driving gear in at least one of its shift positions is drivingly coupled with one of the shifting mechanisms. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for making a motor vehicle steering column unit comprising the step of:
drivingly coupling a central driving gear, which is driven by an electrical driving unit, of a shifting apparatus in at least one of the central driving gear'"'"'s mechanically shiftable shift positions with one of a length adjusting mechanism of the shift apparatus for adjusting the length of a steering column and a tilt adjusting mechanism of the shift apparatus for adjusting the tilt of a steering column. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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