Arrangement for electrically locking the steering shaft of a motor vehicle steering device

摘要

The invention relates to a device for electrically locking the steering shaft (2) of a motor vehicle steering device, which comprises an electric motor (6) with actuator (7) connected downstream, for displacing a blocking element (8) which is arranged so that it can be displaced from its unlocked position into its locked position, and a switching device (4; 31) for activating the electric motor (6). To ensure that the arrangement (1; 30), on the one hand, can be of very compact design and, on the other hand, can be fitted without major changes in vehicles produced by different manufacturers, the invention proposes that the arrangement (1; 30) be composed of two separate subassemblies: a locking device (3; 32) with a first housing (5), in which the electric motor (6) with actuator (7) connected downstream and the blocking element (8) is arranged, and a manufacturer-specific electronic switching device (4; 31), which can be attached to the outside of the first housing (5).