Patent ID: 6079743
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A motor vehicle steering column unit, comprising:a steering column housing;a steering column arranged in said steering column housing;an electrically driven adjusting means for longitudinal adjustment and tilt adjustment of the steering column, said adjusting means includinga one-piece adjusting spindle,an electric drive unit for rotary drive of said one-piece adjusting spindle,at least two spindle nuts arranged on said one-piece adjusting spindle and mounted movably in an axial direction of the adjusting spindle,a longitudinal adjusting mechanism for longitudinal movement and a tilt adjusting mechanism for tilting movement, anda plurality of switching means, each said switching means being for selectively forming a nonpositive connection between the respective switching means and each of said spindle nuts located adjacent to one of said switching means.