CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a U.S. National Stage Entry of International Patent Application Serial Number PCT/EP2017/069781, filed Aug. 4, 2017, which claims priority to German Patent Application No. DE 10 2016 114 677.3, filed Aug. 8, 2016, the entire contents of both of which are incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD

The present disclosure generally relates to a holding ring for the axial fixing of a rotary bearing of a steering apparatus for motor vehicles on rotatable and in housing-like components.

BACKGROUND

A holding ring is known for example from JP 5 786 731 B2. Here, the bearing ring is fixed on a steering shaft by means of an axial securing element which engages into a groove of the steering shaft. In this way, the holding ring is supported in an axial direction on a flank of the groove of the steering shaft, whereas its spring tongue is pressed in an axially resilient manner against the rotary bearing and fixes the latter on the steering shaft. A similar holding ring is also known from JP H 11-171026. Here, too, the holding ring is fixed by means of a groove on a steering shaft. The known arrangements both have the disadvantage that, for the fixing of the holding ring, a groove is required in each case on the rotatable components, in this case on the steering shafts.

Thus a need exists for a holding ring which is easy to install and permits low cost manufacture of the steering apparatus.

