Method for the running in of a worm-wheel gear
US10260620B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2057/126
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
One method for running in a worm gear of an electromechanical steering system may comprise preparing the electromechanical servo steering system in a preassembled state in which one end of a worm shaft close to a motor or an end remote from the motor is mounted rotatably in a bearing in the gear housing and the respective other end of the worm shaft is movable in a radial direction so as to form a free end; rotatably mounting the free end of the worm shaft in an adjustable pretensioning device that is configured to pretension the worm shaft in a direction of the worm wheel in the engagement; adjusting the pretensioning device by way of a control device for generating a defined pretensioning of the engagement; and driving the worm shaft as a function of the control device at a defined rotational speed for a determined period of time.
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