Steering lock for motor vehicles

Details Steering lock for motor vehicles Steering lock for motor vehicles

1993-12-01

1995-08-22

Gall, Lloyd A.

Locks

Special application

For automotive vehicles

70371, 70381, 70422, 70452, B60R 2502, E05B 1502

Patent

active

054429439

ABSTRACT:
In a steering lock for motor vehicles, a lock cylinder having a rotor and a stator is received in a tubular steering lock housing. A tubular end section of the lock housing and lock cylinder is enclosed by a pot-shaped cap made from a high strength material. In the steering lock housing, in a radially displaceable arrangement, there is mounted at least one locking element which is spring-biased .in the radial outward direction to protrude into an inner ring groove of the cap to prevent axial displacement of the cap when in a locked position. The at least one locking element can be slid, in a certain rotational setting of the rotor, into a notch in the rotor and can thereupon be moved out of the inner groove of the cap. For this displacement of the locking element into the notch of the rotor, there is secured along the base of the inner groove a circumferential spring wire. The spring wire exhibits, for each locking element, a wire section which is formed out radially up to the margin of the groove; this wire section, if the rotor setting is incorrect and the notch is not assigned to the locking element, being able to be bent elastically up to the base of the inner groove.

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