Steering transmission for electromechanical steering system for a vehicle and electromechanical steering system for a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12275463-B2
Application number	US-202017768720-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 14, 2020
Priority date	Oct 16, 2019
Publication date	Apr 15, 2025
Grant date	Apr 15, 2025

Abstract

A steering gear for an electromechanical steering system for a vehicle includes an input shaft that can be coupled or connected to a steering column of the steering system, a segment shaft that can be coupled or connected to a steering column lever of the steering system, an angular gear, a servo gear, and an electric motor for driving the servo gear. The angular gear is designed as a bevel gear. The input shaft and the electric motor are connected to the servo gear. The servo gear is connected to the angular gear. The angular gear is connected to the segment shaft. The angular gear is formed to transmit torque from the servo gear to the segment shaft via two transmission paths.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A steering gear for an electromechanical steering system for a vehicle, comprising:
an input shaft that is couplable to a steering column of the steering system;
a segment shaft that is couplable to a steering column lever of the steering system;
an angular gear;
a servo gear; and
an electric motor for driving the servo gear, wherein
the angular gear is a bevel gear,
the input shaft and the electric motor are connected to the servo gear,
the servo gear is connected to the angular gear,
the angular gear is connected to the segment shaft, and
the angular gear is formed to transmit torque from the servo gear to the segment shaft via two transmission paths.

2. The steering gear as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the angular gear has a bevel wheel, a first pinion and a second pinion,
the first and second pinions are engaged with the bevel wheel,
the first pinion is connected to a first component of the servo gear,
the second pinion is connected to a second component of the servo gear,
the first pinion is part of a first of the two transmission paths, and
the second pinion is part of a second of the two transmission paths.

3. The steering gear as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the servo gear has a first planetary gear, a first spur gear, a second planetary gear and a second spur gear,
the input shaft is connected via the first spur gear to the first planetary gear,
the electric motor is connected via the second planetary gear and the second spur gear to the first planetary gear, and
the first planetary gear is connected to the angular gear.

4. The steering gear as claimed in claim 3 , wherein
the first spur gear is connected between the second spur gear and the first planetary gear, and
the second spur gear is connected between the second planetary gear and the first spur gear.

5. The steering gear as claimed in claim 3 , wherein
the first planetary gear has a first ring gear, a first sun wheel and at least one first planet wheel,
the first sun wheel is connected to the first and second spur gears,
the at least one first planet wheel is connected to a first of two pinions of the angular gear, and
the first ring gear is connected to a second of the two pinions of the angular gear.

6. The steering gear as claimed in claim 5 , wherein
the second planetary gear has a second ring gear, a second sun wheel and at least one second planet wheel,
the second ring gear is fixed to a housing of the steering gear,
the second sun wheel is connected to the electric motor, and
the at least one second planet wheel is connected to the second spur gear.

7. The steering gear as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the servo gear has a spur gear stage and a planetary gear stage for transmitting the torque from the input shaft and from the electric motor to the angular gear.

8. The steering gear as claimed in claim 7 , wherein
the electric motor is connected via a further planetary gear of the servo gear to the spur gear stage.

9. The steering gear as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the servo gear has a belt drive gear stage and a planetary gear stage for transmitting the torque from the input shaft and from the electric motor to the angular gear.

10. The steering gear as claimed in claim 3 , wherein at least one of:
the first spur gear is a belt gear, chain gear, worm gear, harmonic gear or eccentric gear,
the second planetary gear is a belt gear, chain gear, worm gear, harmonic gear or eccentric gear, or
the second spur gear is designed as a belt gear, chain gear, worm gear, harmonic gear or eccentric gear.

11. An electromechanical steering system for a vehicle, comprising:
a steering column;
a steering column lever; and
a steering gear for the electromechanical steering system, the steering gear comprising:
an input shaft that is coupled to the steering column of the steering system;
a segment shaft that is coupled to the steering column lever of the steering system;
an angular gear;
a servo gear; and
an electric motor for driving the servo gear, wherein
the angular gear is a bevel gear,
the input shaft and the electric motor are connected to the servo gear,
the servo gear is connected to the angular gear,
the angular gear is connected to the segment shaft, and
the angular gear is formed to transmit torque from the servo gear to the segment shaft via two transmission paths,

wherein the steering column and the steering column lever are connected together via the steering gear.

Assignees

• Knorr Bremse Systeme Fuer Nutzfahrzeuge Gmbh

Inventors

• Wirth Christian
• Mitterer Franz-Thomas
• Toth Janos
• Krueger Sven
• Saleme Ahmed
• Nemeth Huba
• Krinke Stephan

Classifications

• B62D5/0421 Primary

  Electric motor acting on or near steering gear · CPC title

• F16H3/724

  using externally powered electric machines · CPC title

• F16H37/041

  for conveying rotary motion with constant gear ratio · CPC title

• B62D3/02 Primary

  mechanical · CPC title

• B62D5/0412 Primary

  the axes of motor and steering column being parallel · CPC title