Patent ID: 8459697
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Arrangement for securing a steering column to a cross member of a motor vehicle, the steering column including retaining means, the cross member including, for securing the steering column, at least one clearance hole running transverse to a longitudinal direction of the cross member for at least one securing means, and the retaining means of the steering column being secured by the at least one securing means to the cross member, wherein a sleeve is provided for the at least one securing means, wherein the sleeve is inserted through the at least one clearance hole from an outer face side, wherein a reinforcement is provided in an area of the at least one clearance hole in the cross member, wherein the reinforcement is positioned against an interior surface of the cross member proximate a side thereof which is opposite the outer face side, and wherein a first end of the sleeve axially abuts the reinforcement such that the reinforcement is interposed between the interior surface and the first end of the sleeve.