Patent ID: 6095012
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A steering column for a motor vehicle comprising:a support element fixedly attachable to a motor vehicle body and having two spaced legs;a steering column jacket located between the two legs of the support element;a coupling bolt arranged transverse to a steering shaft axis and extending through the steering column jacket and respective longitudinal slots provided in the two legs of the support element;first lamella package, which is formed of a plurality of spaced first lamellas and which is provided on the outer side of the at least one leg of the support element; and a second lamella package which is formed of a plurality of spaced second lamellas and which is provided on an outer side of the steering column jacket, wherein the first and second packages, respectively, intersect each other in a sandwich-like manner, wherein each of the first lamellas and each of the second lamellas have an opening, wherein the openings of the first lamellas and the second lamellas are located in overlapping regions of the first and second lamellas and define together a through-opening for the coupling bolt;pressure plate located at one end of the coupling bolt; andan adjustable preloading member located at another end of the coupling bolt and cooperating with the pressure plate for pressing the first and at least one second lamellas together.