GB1340994A – Lockable steering column assembly
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GB1340994A – Lockable steering column assembly
– Google Patents
Lockable steering column assembly
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Publication number
GB1340994A
GB1340994A
GB2082372A
GB2082372A
GB1340994A
GB 1340994 A
GB1340994 A
GB 1340994A
GB 2082372 A
GB2082372 A
GB 2082372A
GB 2082372 A
GB2082372 A
GB 2082372A
GB 1340994 A
GB1340994 A
GB 1340994A
Authority
GB
United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
sleeve
tube
notches
shaft
collar
Prior art date
1971-06-25
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
GB2082372A
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Ford Motor Co Ltd
Ford Motor Co
Original Assignee
Ford Motor Co Ltd
Ford Motor Co
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
1971-06-25
Filing date
1972-05-04
Publication date
1973-12-19
1972-05-04
Application filed by Ford Motor Co Ltd, Ford Motor Co
filed
Critical
Ford Motor Co Ltd
1973-12-19
Publication of GB1340994A
publication
Critical
patent/GB1340994A/en
Status
Expired
legal-status
Critical
Current
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Classifications
B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
B60R25/00—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles
B60R25/01—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles operating on vehicle systems or fittings, e.g. on doors, seats or windscreens
B60R25/02—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles operating on vehicle systems or fittings, e.g. on doors, seats or windscreens operating on the steering mechanism
B60R25/021—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles operating on vehicle systems or fittings, e.g. on doors, seats or windscreens operating on the steering mechanism restraining movement of the steering column or steering wheel hub, e.g. restraining means controlled by ignition switch
B60R25/02134—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles operating on vehicle systems or fittings, e.g. on doors, seats or windscreens operating on the steering mechanism restraining movement of the steering column or steering wheel hub, e.g. restraining means controlled by ignition switch comprising a locking member axially moved along the steering column
B60R25/02139—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles operating on vehicle systems or fittings, e.g. on doors, seats or windscreens operating on the steering mechanism restraining movement of the steering column or steering wheel hub, e.g. restraining means controlled by ignition switch comprising a locking member axially moved along the steering column key actuated
B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
B60R25/00—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles
B60R25/002—Locking of control actuating or transmitting means
Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
Y10T70/00—Locks
Y10T70/50—Special application
Y10T70/5889—For automotive vehicles
Y10T70/5894—Plural point
Y10T70/5898—With switch
Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
Y10T70/00—Locks
Y10T70/50—Special application
Y10T70/5889—For automotive vehicles
Y10T70/5956—Steering mechanism with switch
Abstract
1340994 Anti-theft devices FORD MOTOR CO Ltd 4 May 1972 [25 June 1971] 20823/72 Heading B7J [Also in Division E2] A lockable steering column assembly for an automotive vehicle comprises an outer tube 16 shrouded by a trim element 14 and fixable to the body portion of the vehicle; a shift selector tube 17 within the tube 16 and rotatable relative thereto; a steering shaft 18, having a steering wheel 11 secured thereto, mounted within the tube 17 for rotation relative to the tubes 16, 17; and a sleeve 23 non-rotatably but slidably mounted on the tube 17 whereby when moved in one axial direction relative to the tube 17, the sleeve engages with the outer tube 16 and with a collar 19, non-rotatably but slidably mounted on the shaft 18 to thereby prevent rotation of the shaft and shift selector tube relative to the outer tube and when the sleeve is moved in the other axial direction, rotation of the shift selector tube and the shaft relative to the outer tube is permitted. Axial movement of the sleeve is effected by the ignition key 33 rotating a rotatable portion 36 of a lock cylinder 34, the portion 36 having mounted thereon a gear pinion 37 engaging a rack 38 connected by a finger 39 with an annular groove 41 on the sleeve 23. The rack 38 is also connected by an arm 48 to operate an electrical switch 47 for closing the starter motor circuit of the vehicle engine. Inward radial studs 24 on the sleeve 23 slide in slots 26 in the shift selector tube 17 and fingers 28 on the sleeve are engageable in notches 29 in an apertured disc 31 secured to tabs 32 on the outer tube 16. When the fingers 28 are engaged in the notches 29 the studs 24 are engageable in notches 27 in the collar 27 which has a slot 20 engaging a pin 21 fixed to the steering shaft 18. A compression spring 22 around the shaft urges the collar 19 against the pin 21. The sleeve end face 46 remote from the fingers 28 has notches 43 and 44. One of the notches slidably receives a tab 42 on the fixed outer tube 16 when the shift selector lever (not shown) is in ” Park ” or ” Neutral ” position in which position the switch 47 can be operated. When the lever is in any other position the sleeve face 46 abuts the tab 42 and switch cannot be operated. If the studs are not aligned with the notches 27 during movement of the sleeve to the locking position, the collar 19 will be depressed against the spring 22 by the action of the slot 20 and pin 21 and when the wheel 11 is turned the collar will snap back to engage the notches 27 with the studs 24 so that the shaft 8 tubes 16, 17 and the sleeve 23 are all locked together.
GB2082372A
1971-06-25
1972-05-04
Lockable steering column assembly
Expired
GB1340994A
(en)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number
Priority Date
Filing Date
Title
US15678271A
1971-06-25
1971-06-25
Publications (1)
Publication Number
Publication Date
GB1340994A
true
GB1340994A
(en)
1973-12-19
Family
ID=22561070
Family Applications (1)
Application Number
Title
Priority Date
Filing Date
GB2082372A
Expired
GB1340994A
(en)
1971-06-25
1972-05-04
Lockable steering column assembly
Country Status (5)
Country
Link
US
(1)
US3732710A
(en)
JP
(1)
JPS5513942B1
(en)
CA
(1)
CA968578A
(en)
DE
(1)
DE2227561C2
(en)
GB
(1)
GB1340994A
(en)
Families Citing this family (5)
* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number
Priority date
Publication date
Assignee
Title
US4903511A
(en)
*
1989-06-26
1990-02-27
General Motors Corporation
Anti-theft steering shaft lock
US4991458A
(en)
*
1990-02-02
1991-02-12
General Motors Corporation
Anti-theft steering shaft lock
US5172576A
(en)
*
1992-02-10
1992-12-22
General Motors Corporation
Anti-theft steering shaft lock
US6748774B2
(en)
*
2002-10-15
2004-06-15
Delphi Technologies, Inc.
Forward firing shaft lock mechanism
CA2510269A1
(en)
*
2004-06-21
2005-12-21
Ipl Inc.
Shroud assembly and a method of fabrication thereof
Family Cites Families (6)
* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number
Priority date
Publication date
Assignee
Title
US1341281A
(en)
*
1919-05-13
1920-05-25
Ehlers Albert
Motor-car-locking device
US1549385A
(en)
*
1921-04-27
1925-08-11
Rochester Lock Corp
Auto lock
US1998512A
(en)
*
1933-12-30
1935-04-23
James S Manton
Bicycle lock
US2204908A
(en)
*
1938-03-24
1940-06-18
Arnold Schwinn & Company Inc
Bicycle lock
US3490255A
(en)
*
1967-12-19
1970-01-20
Gen Motors Corp
Vehicle control locking system
US3566632A
(en)
*
1968-05-17
1971-03-02
Chrysler Corp
Steering column and transmission control lock
1971
1971-06-25
US
US00156782A
patent/US3732710A/en
not_active
Expired – Lifetime
1972
1972-03-17
CA
CA137,414A
patent/CA968578A/en
not_active
Expired
1972-05-04
GB
GB2082372A
patent/GB1340994A/en
not_active
Expired
1972-06-07
DE
DE2227561A
patent/DE2227561C2/en
not_active
Expired
1972-06-23
JP
JP6247372A
patent/JPS5513942B1/ja
active
Pending
Also Published As
Publication number
Publication date
DE2227561A1
(en)
1973-01-11
DE2227561C2
(en)
1983-04-07
US3732710A
(en)
1973-05-15
CA968578A
(en)
1975-06-03
JPS5513942B1
(en)
1980-04-12
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Legal Events
Date
Code
Title
Description
1974-05-01
PS
Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
1978-05-17
435
Patent endorsed ‘licences of right’ on the date specified (sect. 35/1949)
1985-01-09
PCNP
Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee
