Steering device with electrical steering gear and method for controlling of same

US9037352B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9037352-B2
Application numberUS-201313828753-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 14, 2013
Priority dateMar 21, 2012
Publication dateMay 19, 2015
Grant dateMay 19, 2015

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Abstract

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The present invention relates to a method for controlling an electrical steering gear for a motor vehicle, especially a passenger car, wherein an effective force applied to a steering linkage is detected and a tractive force applied by the electrical steering gear is preset based on the condition that a load acting on the steering linkage does not exceed a preset load limit value.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for controlling an electrical steering gear for a motor vehicle, said method comprising a controller for detecting an effective force applied to a steering linkage, and applying a tractive force by the electrical steering gear where the tractive force is preset based on a condition that a load that includes an effective force and tractive force that is acting on the steering linkage does not exceed a preset load limit value, wherein the tractiv…

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  • B62D5/0463Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B62D5/0469Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B62D5/04Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US9037352B2 cover?
The present invention relates to a method for controlling an electrical steering gear for a motor vehicle, especially a passenger car, wherein an effective force applied to a steering linkage is detected and a tractive force applied by the electrical steering gear is preset based on the condition that a load acting on the steering linkage does not exceed a preset load limit value.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Gm Global Tech Operations Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B62D5/0463. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 19 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).