Steering column for a motor vehicle
AssigneesThyssenkrupp Presta AG, thyssenkrupp AG
InventorsSebastian Forte, Imre Szepessy
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a steering column for a motor vehicle, comprising a steering shaft which is mounted so as to be rotatable about its longitudinal axis (L) relative to a carrying unit, a rotation limiter having an end stop for limiting the rotation of the steering shaft, and a rotary sensor coupled to the steering shaft by means of a torque-locked connection. In order to permit a greater operational reliability, the invention proposes that the rotation limiter has a threshold torque and, if said threshold torque is exceeded, the rotation of the steering shaft beyond the end stop is permitted, wherein the threshold torque is less than a maximum transmission torque of the connection between the steering shaft and rotary sensor.
Claims15
A steering column for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a steering shaft which is mounted so as to be rotatable about its longitudinal axis (L) relative to a carrying unit;
- a rotation limiter having an end stop for limiting the rotation of the steering shaft;
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- a rotary sensor coupled to the steering shaft by a torque-locked connection, wherein the rotation limiter includes a threshold torque wherein if said threshold torque is exceeded, the rotation of the steering shaft beyond the end stop is permitted, and wherein the threshold torque is less than a maximum transmission torque of the connection between the steering shaft and rotary sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.