Steering Wheel Adjusting Mechanism for Motor Vehicles
First Claim
1. Steering wheel adjusting mechanism for motor vehicles comprising a pivotally to the vehicle (4) attached supporting arm (8), and a pivotally to the supporting arm (8) attached steering shaft housing unit (12), characterized in, that friction plates (26,28 and 30,32, respectively) in at least one locking plate package (14 and 16, respectively) are firmly attached to the vehicle (4) and the steering shaft housing unit (12), respectively, and further moveably attached to each other, and where the locking plate package (14 and 16, respectively) is compressible with clamping means (18) in order to lock the steering shaft housing unit (12) relative to the vehicle (4).
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Abstract
The invention relates to a steering wheel adjusting mechanism (2) for motor vehicles (4) comprising a pivotally to the vehicle (4) attached supporting arm (8), and a pivotally to the supporting arm (8) attached steering shaft housing unit (12), where at least one locking plate package (14 and 16, respectively) is attached to both the vehicle (4) and the steering shaft housing unit (12), which locking plate package (14 and 16, respectively) is compressible with clamping means (18) in order to lock the steering shaft housing unit (12) relative to the vehicle (4). Optionally, the supporting arm (8) is pivotally attached to a to the vehicle (4) mountable fastening part (20). Optionally, the locking plate package (14 and 16, respectively) is attached to a firmly to the vehicle (4) mountable fastening unit (22). Optionally, the fastening part (20) and the fastening unit (22) are integrated with each other to a firmly to the vehicle (4) mountable steering wheel adjusting bracket (24).
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- 1. Steering wheel adjusting mechanism for motor vehicles comprising a pivotally to the vehicle (4) attached supporting arm (8), and a pivotally to the supporting arm (8) attached steering shaft housing unit (12), characterized in, that friction plates (26,28 and 30,32, respectively) in at least one locking plate package (14 and 16, respectively) are firmly attached to the vehicle (4) and the steering shaft housing unit (12), respectively, and further moveably attached to each other, and where the locking plate package (14 and 16, respectively) is compressible with clamping means (18) in order to lock the steering shaft housing unit (12) relative to the vehicle (4).
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