Patent ID: 7699345

Claim:
A cover for a motor vehicle steering column, said steering column extending in a given direction, said motor vehicle comprising a wheel-axle unit with steerable wheels and a passenger compartment with an instrument panel, said steering column comprising a fixed portion connected to said wheel-axle unit and a mobile portion terminated by a steering wheel, said fixed portion being mounted in fixed position through said instrument panel, while said mobile portion is slidingly mounted on said fixed portion, said cover comprising a shell for covering said steering column, said shell being adapted to be mounted on and fastened in translation to said mobile portion at least partially surrounding said mobile portion and said fixed portion, said cover further comprising translation guide means for guiding movement of said shell in translation when said mobile portion is moved in translation; wherein said guide means are adapted to be installed between said fixed portion and said shell to guide movement of said shell in translation relative to said fixed portion, said guide means comprise a slideway in which a sliding member is engaged, said slideway including a U-shaped member, said U-shaped member having a base fastened to said shell and two facing free flanges, said sliding member being adapted to slide between said free flanges substantially in said given direction.