Coil spring cassette
AssigneeKOSTAL Automobil Elektrik GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsKnut Moldenhauer, Raphael Kleine
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Abstract
A coil spring cassette includes a stator housing part and a rotor housing part that is rotatable relative to the stator housing part about a longitudinal axis. The stator housing part and the rotor housing part together form therebetween a first chamber and a second chamber at respective positions along the longitudinal axis. A first flat cable with a reversal of winding direction is arranged in the first chamber. A second flat cable with a uniform winding direction is arranged in the second chamber.
Claims20
A coil spring cassette comprising:
- a stator housing part;
- a rotor housing part that is rotatable relative to the stator housing part about a longitudinal axis;
- the stator housing part and the rotor housing part together form therebetween a first chamber and a second chamber at respective positions along the longitudinal axis;
- a first flat cable with a reversal of winding direction arranged in the first chamber;
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- a second flat cable with a uniform winding direction arranged in the second chamber.
A coil spring cassette comprising:
- a cylindrical stator housing part;
- a cylindrical rotor housing part;
- the stator housing part and the rotor housing part being coaxially arranged about a common longitudinal axis with the rotor housing part being situated circumferentially inward with respect to the stator housing part and with the rotor housing part being rotatable relative to the stator housing part about the common longitudinal axis;
- an outer surface of the rotor housing part and an inner surface of the stator housing part delimit a top chamber formed therebetween and a bottom chamber formed therebetween;
- a first flat cable having a reversal of winding direction, the first flat cable being positioned in one of the top chamber and the bottom chamber;
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- a second flat cable having a uniform winding direction, the second flat cable being positioned in the other one of the top chamber and the bottom chamber.
An assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a stator housing part that is mechanically connectable to stationary elements of a steering column of the vehicle
- a rotor housing part that is rotatable relative to the stator housing part about a longitudinal axis, the rotor housing part being mechanically connectable to a steering wheel of the vehicle whereby the rotor housing part is rotatable relative to the stator housing part about the common longitudinal axis in correspondence with rotary actions of the steering wheel;
- the stator housing part and the rotor housing part together form therebetween a first chamber and a second chamber at respective positions along the longitudinal axis;
- a first flat cable with a reversal of winding direction arranged in the first chamber;
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- a second flat cable with a uniform winding direction arranged in the second chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.