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Power steering mechanism for a vehicle

US12179857B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH · DE

Inventors

Rainer Lang · Ratingen, DE
Bernhard Miller · Weil der Stadt, DE
Klaus PETERREINS · Pocking, DE
Falk Hecker · Aichholzhof, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 30, 2020
Grant date	Dec 31, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 27, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH02K26/00
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A steering assistance device includes an input shaft, a torque sensor, and output shaft, a gear unit, a steering housing, and a drive unit. The drive unit and the torque sensor are arranged so as to be in mechanical contact with the steering housing. The drive unit has a pump for conveying the working medium and a motor for driving the pump. The drive unit has a reservoir for containing working medium, wherein at least the pump is arranged within the reservoir. The input shaft, the torque sensor, the gear unit, and the drive unit are arranged in a row along a longitudinal axis.

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