Modular electric motor vehicle steering, has ball-type linear drive comprising drive element that is drive casing enclosing ball nut and connected with ball nut in torque-locking manner

• Main Authors: STANGE, MICHAEL, KIFORIUK, ALEXANDER, BIRKWALD, FRANK
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; German
• Published: 10.09.2009
• Subjects: BLASTING; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GEARING; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MOTOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRAILERS; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS

The steering has a housing, and a driving rod (3) axially movable in the housing for actuating steerable wheels. An electromotive drive is coupled with the driving rod over a ball-type linear drive, which has a ball screw arranged on the driving rod. The linear drive has a ball nut (2) rotatable coa...