Patent ID: 7481459

Claim:
A steering shaft for a steering column ( 1 ) for a motor vehicle steering ( 2 ), comprising: a cylinder body ( 11 ) having a cylinder space ( 14 ) within the cylinder body ( 11 ); a piston rod body ( 12 ) being telescopically inserted in the cylinder body ( 11 ) and axially bordered by the cylinder space ( 14 ); the steering shaft ( 4 ) being connectible at one end with a steering wheel ( 6 ) and on the other end with a steering gear ( 7 ); a pneumatic connector ( 13 ) for pressurizing the cylinder space ( 14 ), wherein pressure actuation of the cylinder space ( 14 ) extends the piston rod body ( 12 ) away from the cylinder body ( 11 ) and towards the steering gear ( 7 ).