Abstract: A position sensor has at least one guide rail for a guide housing having a magnetic component. On the guide housing, an encapsulation is accommodated which electrically insulates and/or fixes a lead frame assembly and/or a circuit trace assembly. It forms a retainer for the magnetic component.

Abstract: A position sensor has at least one guide rail for a guide housing having a magnetic component. On the guide housing, an encapsulation is accommodated which electrically insulates and/or fixes a lead frame assembly and/or a circuit trace assembly. It forms a retainer for the magnetic component.

Abstract: A motor vehicle steering column unit includes a steering column, an adjusting device, which comprises a length adjusting mechanism for the length adjustment of the steering column and/or a tilt adjusting mechanism for the tilt adjustment of the steering column, as well as an electrical drive unit. The adjusting device has a central drive gear mechanically adjustable in at least two shift positions, which is powered by the electrical drive unit and is drivingly coupled in at least one of its shift positions with one or the other of the adjusting mechanisms.

Abstract: An overload safeguard on a joining connection and a method for producing the overload safeguard are provided. The joining connection comprises an outer joining part having a through-opening and a cylindrical, inner joining part which is acted upon by torque, protrudes through the through-opening in the outer joining part and is frictionally connected to the latter. A countertorque of equal magnitude to the torque of the inner joining part acts on the outer joining part in such a manner that when a torque value corresponding to the maximum permissible frictional force is exceeded, the frictional connection is released and the inner joining part slips in the connection. The inner joining part forms a press fit with the outer joining part and, with its outer circumference, bears against the inner circumference of the through-opening in the outer joining part with a pre-stressing force corresponding to the torque value.

Abstract: A locking device for releasably securing an adjustable steering column to a motor-vehicle body. The locking device comprises two locking elements where one of the two locking elements is attached to the steering column and the other is attached the motor-vehicle body. The two locking elements are adjustable in relation to each other between a release position, which allows the steering column to be adjusted, and a locking position, which secures the steering column. One of the two locking elements is designed as an elastically ductile deformation element that can be deformed in the locking position by means of the other locking element with resultant force and/or form locking of the steering column to the motor-vehicle body. Methods are also provided for making and using same.

Abstract: A clamping device for a steering column (6) which is guided in fixed mounting arms (4, 5) and comprises a tie bolt (7) which is arranged at right angles to the steering column (6), the tie bolt (7) extends between the two mounting arms (4, 5), there being arranged on one end of the tie bolt (7), between a thrust washer (11a) and the mounting arm (4), a clamping washer (12a) comprising clamping ramps (13a) on which rolling elements (14a) are supported while being guided in a retention disc (15a) mounted for rotation on the tie bolt (7), the retention disc (15a) can be rotated by means of a hand lever (19), and, depending on a direction of rotation of the retention disc (15a), the mounting arms (4, 5) effect a clamping or a releasing of the steering column (6), characterized in that the clamping device (1a) comprises a pot-shaped housing (2) which bears against the mounting arm (4) by a bottom (3) and encloses all the clamping means, the housing (2) is closed at one end by a thrust washer (11a), while the clamp