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AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsMarten Weber, Philipp Seibold, Jens Oberender, Waldemar Mattus
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A sensor device for a steering system of a vehicle includes a sensor housing accommodated within a housing pot and including a first central recess defining an axis and receiving a shaft of the steering system so as to mount the sensor housing on the shaft. A sensor element is coupled to the shaft and a sensor cover is mounted on the housing pot. The sensor cover includes a second central recess receiving the shaft so as to mount the sensor cover on the shaft. An inner contact unit firmly connected to the sensor cover and electrically contacting the sensor element, the inner contact unit arranged on an inside of the sensor cover and including a connector part axially oriented along the axis. An outer contact unit is firmly connected to the sensor cover on an outside of the sensor cover and electrically connected to the inner contact unit.
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A sensor device for a steering system of a vehicle, comprising:
The sensor device as claimed in claim 1, the inner contact unit further comprising:
The sensor device as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the inner contact unit and the outer contact unit include connector elements overmolded by plastic material of the sensor cover.
The sensor device as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the outer contact unit and the inner contact unit comprises a contact housing formed in one piece with the sensor cover.
The sensor device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the outer contact unit is in the form of a radially oriented connector part or an axially oriented connector part.
The sensor device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the outer contact unit is in the form of a female connector part with internal plug-in openings.
The sensor device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensor cover further comprises:
The sensor device as claimed in claim 1, the sensor housing further comprising:
The sensor device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:
The sensor device as claimed in claim 1, the sensor cover further comprising:
The sensor device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensor element is a steering torque sensor configured to determine a steering torque acting on the shaft.
The sensor device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensor element is a steering angle sensor configured to determine a steering angle.
A vehicle steering system, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.