Steering device for a vehicle
AssigneeZF Friedrichshafen AG
InventorsUwe FEHR, Jens HEIMANN, Alexander NEU
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AssigneeZF Friedrichshafen AG
InventorsUwe FEHR, Jens HEIMANN, Alexander NEU
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A steering device for a vehicle, having an actuator which is designed to apply an axial force to a push rod. The push rod is connected to a respective steering rod on both sides in an articulated manner, and each steering rod is connected to a respective steering arm in an articulated manner. Each steering arm is operatively connected to a respective wheel carrier in order to rotate a respective wheel of a vehicle axle about a respective steering axis according to an axial movement of the push rod and has at least one first and a second arm section. The two arm sections of each steering arm can be moved towards each other in an axial direction in order to change a transmission ratio of the steering device when the wheels are being steered and to reduce the axial force on the actuator.
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A steering device for a vehicle, comprising an actuator (1) provided to act upon a push-rod (2) with an axial force, the push-rod (2) is articulated on both sides to a respective track rod (5a, 5b), and the respective track rod (5a, 5b) is articulated to a respective steering arm (6a, 6b), to turn a respective wheel (8a, 8b) of a vehicle axle (9) about a respective steering axis (13a, 13b) in accordance with an axial movement of the push-rod (2) the steering arm (6a, 6b) concerned is functionally connected to a respective wheel carrier (7a, 7b) and has at least a first and a second arm section (10a, 10b, 10a′, 10b′), such that the first and the second arm sections (10a, 10b, 10a′, 10b′) of the steering arm concerned are movable axially relative to one another, to change a transmission ratio of the steering device during the steering of the wheels (8a, 8b) and to reduce axial force on the actuator (1), the first arm section (10a, 10a′) of the steering arm (6a, 6b) concerned has a stud (3a, 3b) and the stud (3a, 3b) is held and guided in a groove (4a, 4b) formed in the respective wheel carrier (7a, 7b).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.