Patent ID: 6400041
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A motor vehicle steering column lock assembly comprising:a locking member having an electrical setting member for displacing a slidably arranged locking element from an unlocking position into a locking position; at least one sensor for monitoring a predetermineable condition of the locking member; an electronic circuit member which is electrically connected to both the setting member and the sensor; a central controller having a switching element by means of which the supply voltage of the locking member can be switched on and off, in a way such that no supply voltage is applied during driving of the respective vehicle to the locking member that is sufficient for operating the electrical setting member and the circuit member; the sensor being connected to the central controller in such a way that when the supply voltage of the locking member is switched off, the controller is capable of scanning and evaluating the condition of the locking member detected by the sensor.