Vehicle steering system with steer-by-wire system and mechanical fallback system
US10597068B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 3, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D2300/14
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A motor vehicle steering system with steer-by-wire functionality may include an upper steering shaft that is mounted in a steering column and can be connected to a steering wheel in a rotationally fixed manner, a lower steering shaft that is connected to a steering gear for pivoting at least one steerable wheel, a manual torque adjuster that is connected to the upper steering shaft, an actuating drive that is connected to the lower steering shaft, and a coupling that in a closed state couples the steering wheel and the steering gear in a rotationally fixed manner. The actuating drive may be disposed on the steering column.
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