Electromechanical steering system for a vehicle
AssigneeZF Lenksysteme GmbH
InventorsWolfgang Abele, Gerhard Ruf, Stefan Froehlich
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Abstract
An electromechanical steering system for a vehicle comprises a steering shaft, which is mounted rotatably in an accommodating space of a steering housing, and an electric motor, which, acts upon steering shaft over a transmission. Furthermore, a coil spring housing with a coil spring is provided in the accommodating space. The accommodating space is divided by a partition into a section accommodating the coil spring and a section accommodating the transmission. A damping almond is integrated in the partition. The housing of the coil spring forms part of the partition.
Claims10
Electromechanical steering system for a vehicle, with a steering shaft, rotatably mounted in an accommodating space of a steering housing, and an electric motor acting upon the steering shaft over a transmission, a coil spring housing with a coil spring being disposed in the accommodating space, the accommodating space being divided by a partition into one section accommodating the coil spring, and another section accommodating a transmission, the coil spring housing forming part of the partition, and a damping element comprising a seal with a sealing lip, said sealing lip being disposed at a distance from a sealing element of the seal, said damping element being disposed against the inside o the outer wall of the steering housing and being integrated in the partition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.