Steering arrangement
AssigneeDaimler AG
InventorsAxel Hebenstreit, Hans-Dieter Loeffler, Thorsten Meyer
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AssigneeDaimler AG
InventorsAxel Hebenstreit, Hans-Dieter Loeffler, Thorsten Meyer
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A steering arrangement includes a steering spindle and a steering coupling provided with a fork crown bearing a connecting element that connects an end of the steering spindle to the steering coupling in the form of a plug connection. To enable the combined steering spindle and steering coupling ends to be connected to each other in the correct relative position and thus to be able to prevent a defective assembly, the steering spindle end and the connecting element are coaxial plug partners on ends facing each other, by means of at least one tongue and groove guide element pair that provides a torque-transmitting priority control. The at least one groove and/or the at least one tongue of the guide element pair is molded on the interior of the shaft. A clamping device clamps the plug partners against each other in a plugging position so that they cannot come loose.
A steering arrangement, comprising:
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