Patent · US Expired

Transducer for an electromotively driven power steering system

US5123279A · kind A · utility

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12Claims

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Assignee

Alfred Teves GmbH · DE

Inventors

Nabil Henein · Darmstadt, DE
Wilhelm Beer · Gerolzhofen, DE
Juergen Balz · Wiesbaden, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 10, 1991
Grant date	Jun 23, 1992
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 10, 2011

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB62D5/0403
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A transducer for an electromotively driven automotive vehicle power steering system is substantially composed of a compact sensor carrier (6) which can be plugged into a corresponding opening of a steering housing (1). Semiconductor sensor elements (S1, S2) are arranged on the side of the sensor carrier (6) projecting into the interior of the steering housing (1). Outwardly, the sensor carrier (6) ends in plug contacts (12) serving to supply the sensor signals via a corresponding counter-plug to the analyzing electronics. The compact transducer which is retained in the steering housing (1) e.g. by means of steel stop springs (13) is apt for measuring the steering angle, the steering velocity and steering acceleration as well as for measuring the steering torque.

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