Patent ID: 7673903
Filing Date: 2010-03-09
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. Connecting device between a steering column of a motor vehicle and a cross member fixedly joined to the vehicle body, the connecting device comprising a steering column support fixedly joined to the steering column and secured to a rigid arm rigidly connected to the cross member, the connection between the arm and the steering column support being deformable under the effect of a front impact exerted on the cross member, wherein the steering column support comprises a metal sheet, an end portion of which is folded beforehand and secured to the arm, wherein the folding is effected about an axis which is substantially perpendicular to the direction of deformation, wherein the support also comprises, on each side of the said end portion, tongues that are folded about an oblique axis forming an angle greater than 3° relative to the folding axis of the said end portion, said tongues extending substantially vertically, and wherein the deformation is produced by the folding of the metal sheet of the support.