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US 6,655,493 B2Granted
Steering column with non-compliant torque sensor
AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorsRatko Menjak, James Myrl Card, Stephen Vincent Gillman
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Abstract
An electric power steering system for a vehicle comprising a hand wheel in operable communication with a shaft, a motor in mechanical communication with the shaft, and a non-compliant torque sensor located between about a midpoint along the shaft and an upper end of the shaft.
Claims14
A steering column for a vehicle comprising:
- a shaft controlled by a hand wheel;
- a gear assembly in mechanical communication with said shaft;
- a motor in mechanical communication with said gear assembly;
- a controller in operable communication wit said motor;
- a non-compliant torque sensor located at said shaft and located between about a midpoint along said shaft and an tipper end of said shaft;
- a position sensor in electronic communication with said controller and connected to a bracket switch mounting;
- a housing disposed around said shaft;
- and
- wherein said non-compliant torque sensor is directly connected to said controller through a connection pathway in said housing.
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An electric power steering system for a vehicle comprising:
- a hand wheel in operable communication with a shaft;
- a motor in mechanical communication with said shaft;
- a non-compliant torque sensor located at said shaft and located between about a midpoint along said shaft and an upper end of said shaft;
- a housing disposed around said shaft;
- a controller in operable communication with said motor, wherein said controller is mounted on a face of said housing adjacent to said hand wheel;
- and
- wherein said non-compliant torque Sensor is directly connected to said controller through a connection pathway in said housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.