Motor vehicles – Steering gear – With electric power assist
Reexamination Certificate
2008-01-07
2010-11-02
Morris, Lesley (Department: 3611)
Motor vehicles
Steering gear
With electric power assist
C180S443000, C474S133000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07823687
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to an electric power steering for a motor vehicle that may include a gear rack (11) that is positioned axially displaceable inside a steering housing (I) and is driven by an electric servomotor (16), arranged inside a motor housing (7), with the aid of a belt (14) that runs inside a surrounding housing part (6) and a gear (12) for assisting the steering, wherein the belt (14) is configured ferromagnetically and at least one magnet (20) is arranged inside the housing part (6), beside the belt (14) and at a distance to the belt (14).
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Keppler Jens
Spengler Matthias
Stolzenburg Jens
Adams Tashiana
Connolly Bove & Lodge & Hutz LLP
Morris Lesley
ThyssenKrupp Presta SteerTec GmbH
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