The invention relates to a steering column for motor vehicles with a steering wheel with an adjustable angle of inclination, in which invention a steering shaft composed of a lower shaft (1) and an upper shaft (2) are connected to one another by means of a universal joint (5) and is rotatably mounted in a housing comprising a lower housing (3) which is fixed to the vehicle body and an upper housing (4) which can be moved with respect to said lower housing about an axis which is at right angles to the longitudinal axis (11) of the steering column, which housings both form adjustable intermediate elements for the adjustment of the angle of inclination of the steering wheel by means of intermediate elements which can be operated by motor and comprise a worm gear segment (10) which is attached to the upper housing (4) and a worm (12) which is mounted on the lower housing (3) so as to be rotatable by motor. …<IMAGE>…
