Patent ID: 7866698

Claim:
Steering wheel adjusting mechanism for motor vehicles comprising a supporting arm ( 8 ) pivotally attached to a vehicle ( 4 ) by a fastening part ( 20 ) that is attached to the vehicle ( 4 ) in a fixed position, and a steering shaft housing unit ( 12 ) pivotally attached to the supporting arm ( 8 ), characterized in, that a first and second set of friction plates ( 26 , 28 and 30 , 32 ) form at least one locking plate package ( 14 and 16 ) whereby the first set of friction plates are attached to the vehicle ( 4 ) in a fixed position and the second set of friction plates are attached to the steering shaft housing unit ( 12 ) in a fixed position, such that the first and second set of friction plates are movably attached to each other, and such that the at least one locking plate package ( 14 and 16 ) is compressible with clamping means ( 18 ), without coupling and locking of the plate package to the supporting arm, in order to lock the steering shaft housing unit ( 12 ) relative to the vehicle ( 4 ).