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Steer-by-wire steering system having an electromechanical steering lock

US8752664B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 28, 2010
Grant dateJun 17, 2014
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Expiry dateOct 28, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62D5/0424
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a steering device for a road vehicle according to the steer-by-wire principle with a steering wheel that can be operated by a driver and with a steering gearbox that is not permanently mechanically coupled in a forcible manner, which is equipped with an electric motor drive for swivelling steered wheels, wherein the electric motor drive comprises an electric motor, a pinion (1), a belt (2) and a belt pulley (3), wherein the belt pulley (3) is coupled via the gearbox to a threaded spindle (4), and wherein an electromechanical blocking of the electric motor drive is provided on or in the steering gear.

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