Patent ID: 8424412
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A steering column for a motor vehicle comprising: a steering spindle; a bracket unit bearing said steering spindle, said bracket unit being secured on a vehicle-stationary part by securement bolts; and a plurality of curved retaining strips each having a longitudinal axis and an elongated hole extending along said longitudinal axis, each of said retaining strips having a free end and a base end opposite said free end and secured to one of said bracket unit and the vehicle-stationary part; wherein each of said securement bolts penetrate through said elongated hole of a respective one of said retaining strips while securing said bracket unit to the vehicle-stationary part, said bracket unit being displaceable relative to the vehicle-stationary part via displacement of said securement bolts through said elongated hole of each respective one of said retaining strips in the event of a crash; wherein said free end of each of said curved retaining strips is directed upwardly or downwardly such that a curvature of each of said retaining strips is within a range of plus 45° to minus 45° with respect to a longitudinal axis of a respective one of said securement bolts; and wherein said bracket unit, said curved retaining strips, and said securement bolts are configured such that said curvature of each of said retaining strips is decreased by displacement of said securement bolts through said elongated hole of each of said retaining strips in the event of a crash.