US 11,970,206 B2
Steering column for a motor vehicle
Bryan Beham, Mauren (LI); and René Marco Schmidt, Lienz (CH)
Assigned to thyssenkrupp Presta AG, Eschon (LI); and thyssenkrupp AG, Essen (DE)
Appl. No. 17/432,375
Filed by thyssenkrupp Presta AG, Eschen (LI); and thyssenkrupp AG, Essen (DE)
PCT Filed Feb. 19, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/054353
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 19, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/169665, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 27, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2019 202 297.9 (DE), filed on Feb. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0153336 A1, May 19, 2022
Int. Cl. B62D 1/19 (2006.01); B62D 1/181 (2006.01); F16B 19/08 (2006.01); F16B 31/02 (2006.01); F16B 41/00 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 1/195 (2013.01) [B62D 1/181 (2013.01); F16B 19/08 (2013.01); F16B 31/021 (2013.01); F16B 41/002 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A steering column for a motor vehicle comprising a crash device with at least two components that have mutually facing surfaces, wherein the at least two components are connected by a shear element that is disposed in an opening passing at least partially through the at least two components such that the shear element is configured to break in two if the at least two components move relative to each other, wherein the opening has in at least an edge region bounding a first of the mutually facing surfaces a first widened portion that extends at least over a partial circumferential region and is open towards a second of the mutually facing surfaces and wherein an edge region bounding the second of the mutually facing surfaces a second widened portion that extends at least over a partial circumferential region and is open towards the first of the mutually facing surfaces.