Patent ID: 6349579
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
A motor vehicle steering column anti-theft device comprising a casing in which a rotationally mounted lock rotor drives rotationally a rotary projecting part forming a cam that can cooperate with a bolt to control the movements of this bolt, said rotor having a cylindrical front end section engaged in a rear bore of said projecting part, said rotor and said projecting part being immobilized rotationally and axially relative to each by an immobilization member including a restraining part in the form of a spring clip carried by said projecting part including an elastically deformable section of which one active end projects radially inwards into said rear bore to engage a notch in the peripheral surface of said front end section of said rotor, and wherein to enable automatic assembly of these parts, the rotor includes means for automatic engagement of said active end of said restraining part in said notch of said rotor.