Steering lock for a motor vehicle

摘要

A motorized steering-column lock for a steering column of a motor vehicle, the lock includes a bolt configured to move between a locked position and an unlocked position of a steering column and an electric motor for driving the bolt between the unlocked position and the locked position. The bolt is mounted to be movable in a direction parallel to the steering column.

主权项

1. A motorized steering-column lock for a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle comprising a steering column, the lock comprising:
a bolt configured to move between the locked position and the unlocked position of the steering column; an electric motor for driving the bolt between the unlocked position and the locked position, wherein the bolt is mounted to be movable in a direction parallel to the steering column, wherein the electric motor comprises an output shaft having a worm disposed thereon and a gearwheel oriented in a plane parallel to the steering column with which the worm is engaged; and an element movable between a position of immobilizing the bolt in the unlocked position and a position of releasing the bolt, wherein the element for immobilizing the bolt is disposed on a portion of the gearwheel, such that when the gearwheel is rotated, the element is pushed away from the bolt.