US 12,168,482 B2
Steering column for a motor vehicle with rotation limitation
Robert Galehr, Schaanwald (LI); and Gerald Reiter, Elsbethen (AT)
Assigned to thyssenkrupp Presta AG, Eschen (LI); and thyssenkrupp AG, Essen (DE)
Appl. No. 17/636,618
Filed by thyssenkrupp Presta AG, Eschen (LI); and thyssenkrupp AG, Essen (DE)
PCT Filed Aug. 11, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/072442
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 18, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/032526, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 25, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2019 122 320.2 (DE), filed on Aug. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0281511 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. B62D 5/00 (2006.01); B62D 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 5/001 (2013.01) [B62D 1/16 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A steering column for a motor vehicle comprising:
a steering shaft that is mounted rotatably in a steering shaft bearing unit;
a rotation limitation device that is configured to limit rotation of the steering shaft, the rotation limitation device including
a slotted guide carrier that is fastened to a first end of the steering shaft and has a spiral slotted guide track, and
a sliding block that is configured to be guided movably in the spiral slotted guide track; and
a lever, wherein the sliding block is coupled to the lever that is held tiltably on the steering shaft bearing unit and that has a counterstop configured to be brought into operative engagement with a stop component that is fastened to the steering shaft, for limiting rotation of the steering shaft;
wherein the stop component is disposed on a side of the slotted guide carrier that is remote from the spiral slotted guide track, wherein the stop component has a cylindrical main body with a projection that configures a stop.