Electrical steering column lock for an automotive vehicle
AssigneeU-Shin Deutschland Zugangssysteme GmbH
InventorsNorbert Lehmeier, Lukas Kaliebe, Helmut Neubauer
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Abstract
An electrical steering column lock for an automotive vehicle capable of locking and unlocking the steering column is disclosed. The electrical steering column lock includes a bolt intended to move for locking and for unlocking the steering column, a cam wheel intended to rotate according a first rotation axis and to cooperate with the bolt for controlling the bolt movement, and an assembly for determining the rotational position of the cam wheel while the cam wheel is rotating.
Claims7
An electrical steering column lock for an automotive vehicle capable of locking and unlocking a steering column comprising:
- a bolt capable of moving for locking and for unlocking the steering column;
- a cam wheel intended to rotate according a first rotation axis and to cooperate with the bolt for controlling the bolt movement;
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- an assembly for determining the rotation position of the cam wheel while the cam wheel is rotating;
- wherein the assembly for determining the rotation position of the cam wheel comprises a Hall effect position sensor and a magnet;
- wherein the magnet is a disc with several blades protruding in a radial direction, to enable the magnet to closely follow the rotation of the cam wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.