Granted Patent B2

US 8,230,964 · App. 12/865,832 · Granted Jul 31, 2012

Abstract

Claims (40)

1. A steering device for a motor vehicle, the steering device comprising:

a steering wheel;

a steering shaft;

a superposition gearing; and

at least one interface between the steering shaft and the superposition gearing;

wherein the superposition gearing is arranged in or on the steering wheel and which is configured to transmit a motor-driven adjusting movement to the steering shaft;

wherein the steering wheel and the steering shaft are configured to be rotatable relative to one another;

and wherein the at least one interface, in the presence of a defined condition, separates or limits a transmission of force between the steering shaft and the superposition gearing.

2. The steering device according to claim 1 , wherein the interface is arranged between a drive-output-side gearing element of the superposition gearing and the steering shaft or a part which is coupled to the steering shaft.

3. The steering device according to claim 2 , wherein the interface comprises a clutch sleeve which is connected to the drive-output-side gearing element of the superposition gearing and to the steering shaft, with the clutch sleeve being connected to the drive-output-side gearing element by means of a press fit.

4. The steering device according to claim 3 , wherein the clutch sleeve is an element of an anti-theft device.

5. The steering device according to claim 4 , wherein the clutch sleeve has a latching opening into which a latching element of the anti-theft device can be latched.

6. The steering device according to claim 3 , wherein the steering shaft is rotationally fixedly connected to the clutch sleeve.

7. The steering device according to claim 1 , wherein the interface is an overload clutch.

8. The steering device according to claim 7 , wherein the overload clutch is configured so as to slip when a torque above a defined value acts on the overload clutch.

9. The steering device according to claim 7 , wherein the overload clutch has at least two clutch elements which are coupled to one another by means of a force-fitting press connection.

10. The steering device according to claim 1 , wherein the steering device also has an anti-theft device which is suitable for locking the steering shaft.

11. The steering device according to claim 10 , wherein the interface is arranged between a drive-output-side gearing element of the superposition gearing and an element of the anti-theft device.

12. The steering device according to claim 1 , wherein a first and a second interface are provided, which, in the presence of different torques, separate or limit a transmission of force between the steering shaft and the superposition gearing.

13. The steering device according to claim 1 , wherein a first and a second interface are provided, which have a first and a second clutch sleeve, with

the first clutch sleeve being connected to a drive-output-side gearing element of the superposition gearing by means of a first press fit,

the second clutch sleeve being connected to the first clutch sleeve by means of a second press fit, and

the second clutch sleeve being rotationally fixedly connected to the steering shaft.

14. The steering device according to claim 13 , wherein the second clutch sleeve is an element of an anti-theft device.

15. The steering device according to claim 1 , wherein the steering device is configured such that a manual adjusting movement of the steering wheel is transmitted via the superposition gearing to the steering shaft, with the interface being arranged and designed such that this is also the case in the presence of the defined condition.

16. The steering device according to claim 1 , wherein the steering device is configured such that, in conditions other than the defined condition, a manual adjusting movement of the steering wheel is generally transmitted via the superposition gearing to the steering shaft, with the interface being arranged and configured such that, in the presence of the defined condition, a direct transmission of force between the steering wheel and the steering shaft at least partially takes place.

17. The steering device according to claim 16 , wherein an overload clutch is configured so as to provide a form-fitting and/or force-fitting connection directly between the steering wheel and the steering shaft when a torque above a defined value acts on the overload clutch.

18. The steering device according to claim 17 , wherein the superposition gearing is arranged in a gearing housing which is rotationally fixedly connected to the steering wheel.

19. The steering device according to claim 18 , wherein a drive motor is arranged spatially separate from the gearing housing of the superposition gearing in or on the steering wheel.

20. The steering device according to claim 17 , wherein the overload clutch has spring-preloaded force-fitting and/or form-fitting connections.

21. A steering device for a motor vehicle, the steering device comprising:

a steering wheel;

a steering shaft;

a superposition gearing; and

at least one interface between the steering shaft and the superposition gearing;

wherein the superposition gearing is arranged in or on the steering wheel and which is configured to transmit a motor-driven adjustment movement to the steering shaft;

wherein the at least one interface, in the presence of a defined condition, separates or limits a transmission of force between the steering shaft and the superposition gearing;

wherein the interface comprises a clutch sleeve which is connected to a drive-output-side gearing element of the superposition gearing and to the steering shaft, with the clutch sleeve being connected to the drive-output-side gearing element by means of a press fit;

wherein the clutch sleeve is an element of an anti-theft device.

22. The steering device according to claim 21 , wherein the clutch sleeve has a latching opening into which a latching element of the anti-theft device can be latched.

Assignments (7)