Steering system having a hydraulic steering column
US8783407B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D5/003
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a steering system for a motor vehicle, comprising a steering wheel, a steering gear shaft and a hydraulic master unit, the steering gear shaft being in mechanical active connection with the master unit via a toothing, and also comprising hydraulic lines and a hydraulic slave unit in a steering gear which, for swivelling steerable wheels is mechanically coupled therewith, an electronic control for controlling an electric servomotor being provided which is actively connected to the steering gear, the active connection between the steering shaft and the hydraulic master unit being a toothing with a variable transmission.
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