Patent ID: 6109651
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: F16D,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for fastening a steering wheel to a steering column having a groove in a surface where the column engages a hub of the steering wheel, transmitting both torque and axial forces without play, to ensure form-fit transmission of torque at the site of their engagement, wherein the site of engagement on the hub comprises a stationary component with respect to the hub the steering wheel and a component that pivots around an axis parallel to an axis of the column, wherein the stationary component can be attached form-fit to the column, an elevation integral with the pivoting component that matches the groove and extends along at least part of the groove, and wherein the pivoting component can be forcibly pivoted in two directions by a nut-and-bolt assembly installed axially non-displaceable in both the stationary component and the pivoting component, engaging and disengaging the elevation with the groove.