Patent ID: 8443696

Claim:
Steering column for a motor vehicle, comprising: a) a steering spindle which is mounted so as to be able to rotate about its longitudinal axis in an operating element, wherein the operating element has at least one first resistance element; b) a holding element which has at least one wall surface, wherein, when the steering column is in the assembled state, the operating element is disposed within the holding element so as to be guided in a displaceable manner in the axial direction at least in the event of a crash and the first resistance element of the operating element is allocated to the wall surface; c) wherein the at least one wall surface of the holding element has an integral crash element with a run-up ramp on an end of the crash element facing the operating element, wherein the run-up ramp protrudes in the direction of the operating element and the run-up ramp that is integral with the at least one wall surface is deformable in an energy dissipating manner by the operating element in the event of a relative displacement between the operating element and the holding element occurring in the event of a crash.