IP Library Granted Patent US 7,942,231
Granted Patent B2
US 7,942,231 · App. 12/470,300 · Granted May 17, 2011

Hydraulic power steering system

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Patent No.
US 7,942,231
App. No.
12/470,300
Granted
May 17, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hydraulic auxiliary power steering for motor vehicles having a source for a hydraulic medium, in particular an oil pump, which can be driven during operation by a drive device, in particular by an internal combustion engine of the vehicle or by an electric motor, having a steering transmission and having a line system for the hydraulic medium connecting the source to the steering transmission, wherein the line system has at least two line sections through which the hydraulic medium can flow.

Claims (18)

1. A hydraulic power steering system for motor vehicles, comprising:

a source for a hydraulic medium which can be driven during operation by a drive device;

a steering transmission and having a line system for the hydraulic medium connecting the source to the steering transmission;

the line system having first, second, and third line sections, the first line section extending from the source to the steering transmission, the second line section being fluidly coupled between a first position and a second position of the first line section, the third line section being fluidly coupled between a third position and a fourth position of the first line section, the third position being between the first and second positions, and the fourth position being between the second position and the steering transmission.

2. A hydraulic power steering system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the first and second line sections have different flow cross-sections.

3. A hydraulic power steering system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the first and second line sections each include a flexible or ductile hose.

4. A hydraulic power steering system in accordance with claim 3 , wherein the first and second line sections are each manufactured at least partly from a material which permits changes in the flow cross-section of the line section on pressure fluctuations occurring during operation.

5. A hydraulic power steering system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the line system additionally has at least one tuner serving for the noise optimization which is arranged within a section of the line system in particular made as a hose.

6. A hydraulic power steering system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the drive device is one of an internal combustion engine and an electric motor.

7. A motor vehicle having a hydraulic power steering system in accordance with claim 1 .

8. A hydraulic power steering system for motor vehicles, comprising:

a source for a hydraulic medium which can be driven during operation by a drive device; and

a steering transmission and having a line system for the hydraulic medium connecting the source to the steering transmission;

the line system having first, second and third line sections, the first line section extending from the source to the steering transmission, the second line section extending from the source to the steering transmission, and the third line section fluidly coupled between the first and second line sections.

9. A hydraulic power steering system for motor vehicles, comprising:

a source for a hydraulic medium which can be driven during operation by a drive device; and

a steering transmission and having a line system for the hydraulic medium connecting the source to the steering transmission; and

the line system having first, second and third line sections, the first line section extending from the source to the steering transmission, the second line section being fluidly coupled between a first position and a second position of the first line section, the third line section being fluidly coupled between a third position on the second line section, and either a fourth position of the second line section or a fifth position of the first line section, the fifth position being between the second position and the steering transmission.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2012
From: PACIFIC CENTURY MOTORS, INC.; NEXTEER (BEIJING) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 027870/0666 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2012
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
To: PACIFIC CENTURY MOTORS, INC.; GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 027842/0918 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2010
From: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 025204/0846 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2009
From: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 023449/0065 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2009
From: HAUPT, JENS
To: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 022958/0009 →