Electric power steering system with belt drive and contactless belt tension
AssigneeThyssenKrupp Presta SteerTec GmbH
InventorsMatthias Spengler, Jens Keppler, Jens Stolzenburg
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Abstract
The invention relates to an electric power steering for a motor vehicle, comprising a gear rack (11) that is positioned axially displaceable inside a steering housing (1) and is driven by an electric servomotor (16), arranged inside a motor housing (7), with the aid of a belt (14) that runs inside a surrounding housing part (6) and a gear (12) for assisting the steering, wherein the belt (14) is configured ferromagnetically and at least one magnet (20) is arranged inside the housing part (6), beside the belt (14) and at a distance to the belt (14).
Claims6
An electric power steering for a motor vehicle, comprising a gear rack that is positioned axially displaceably inside a steering housing and can be driven by an electric servomotor, positioned inside a motor housing, with the aid of a belt that moves inside a surrounding housing part and a gear for assisting the power steering, wherein the belt is configured ferromagnetically and wherein at least one magnet is arranged inside the housing part beside the toothed belt and at a distance to the toothed belt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.