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US 2026/0296527 A1Published application
Steering device
AssigneeNabtesco Corporation
InventorTobias THORN
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Abstract
A steering system comprises an electric motor and a steering gear device. The steering gear device comprises a first steering gear input shaft configured to be couplable to a steering shaft, a second steering gear input shaft drivably coupled to the electric motor, and a steering gear output shaft. A torque path from the first steering gear input shaft to the steering gear output shaft comprises at least two drivably connected gear stages. One of the gear stages is configured as a crossed helical gear, which comprises a first helical gear that is in meshing engagement with a second helical gear.
Claims20
A steering system comprising
- an electric motor;
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- a steering gear device comprising a first steering gear input shaft configured to be couplable to a steering shaft and a second steering gear input shaft drivably coupled to the electric motor and a steering gear output shaft,
- wherein a torque path from the first steering gear input shaft to the steering gear output shaft comprises at least two drivably connected gear stages, and
- wherein one of the gear stages is configured as a crossed helical gear, comprising a first helical gear in meshing engagement with a second helical gear.
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