Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Reexamination Certificate
2006-06-27
2006-06-27
Dickson, Paul N. (Department: 3616)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
C188S374000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07066491
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a casing tube of a steering column of a motor vehicle, the tube comprising two telescopic tube sections which are connected frictionally to each other in a press fit and, in the event of a crash, can be displaced relative to each other over an axial displacement path. In order, in the case of a vehicle accident, in a simple manner firstly to prevent a hard impact of the driver on the steering wheel and secondly to achieve the greatest possible absorption of impact energy, the tube sections are connected frictionally to each other over the entire displacement path. Furthermore, a method for producing a casing tube of this type is disclosed.
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Kittler Holger
Lox Hanno
Spielmannleitner Christian
Crowell & Moring LLP
Daimler-Chrysler AG
Dickson Paul N.
Gooden, Jr. Barry
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