Method and device for adjusting the steering wheel of a motor vehicle
US7779544B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 25, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01B5/255
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a method and a device for adjusting the steering wheel of a motor vehicle. The aim of the invention is to enable an automatic adjustment of the steering wheel in the steering clearance center by ‘stabilizing’ or carrying out a steering hysteresis measurement, and the subsequent adjustment of the steering wheel, in a simple, rapid and cost-effective manner. To this end, the invention relates to a method for adjusting the steering wheel of a motor vehicle in the steering wheel clearance center, the method being characterized by the following steps: the floating plates of the vehicle geometry test bed, on which the front wheels of the motor vehicle are arranged, are rotated when the wheels are stopped in order to cause the rotation of steering wheel; the steering wheel angle is determined according to the triggered steering wheel movement; and the steering wheel clearance center is adjusted. The invention shows that reproducible rotations of the steering wheel can be triggered by the floating plates of the vehicle geometry test bed, enabling an automatic adjustment of the steering wheel in the steering wheel clearance center to be carried out rapidly and easil…
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