Locks – Special application – For control and machine elements
Patent
1994-07-25
1995-10-03
Gall, Lloyd A.
Locks
Special application
For control and machine elements
70210, 70252, 74 8915, B60R 2502
Patent
active
054542383
ABSTRACT:
A modular anti-theft apparatus for mounting on a core or generic steering column having a tubular mast jacket, a steering shaft in the mast jacket, a steering shaft bearing support housing attached to an upper end of the mast jacket, a platform on the bearing support housing for attachment of accessory modules, and a peripherally notched lock plate rigidly attached to the steering shaft. The anti-theft apparatus includes a case bolted onto the bearing support housing on the platform thereon, a bolt carrier mounted on the case for back and forth bodily movement, a lock bolt mounted on the carrier for bodily movement as a unit therewith and for bodily movement relative thereto, a reversible electric motor in the case, and a gear reduction drive between the motor and the bolt carrier. The operation of the electric motor is synchronized with an ignition switch lock remote from the steering column.
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Ross Christian E.
Schneider Douglas M.
Gall Lloyd A.
General Motors Corporation
Schwartz Saul
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