Patent ID: 8910540
Filing Date: 2014-12-16
Classification: B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Electric clamping system for the position of a steering column of a vehicle relative to the dashboard of said vehicle, the steering column comprising a supporting assembly to be fixed to a vehicle chassis and a body-tube movably mounted in the supporting assembly to enable manual adjustment of the position of the body-tube-relative to the supporting assembly, the clamping system comprising: means for clamping the body-tube onto the supporting assembly through mechanical action, an electric motor coupled to the means for clamping the body-tube to drive the means for clamping in such a way as to place the steering column in an unclamped state or in a clamped state, means for controlling the electric motor, providing instructions for an actuation of the electric motor to place the steering column in a clamped state and/or an unclamped state, means for detecting the state of the steering column for emitting an electric signal representative of the state of the steering column, characterised in that, furthermore, the clamping system is configured to be able to detect the non-execution of the clamping instructions by the electric motor.