IP Library Patent Application 13668122
Patent Application
App. No. 13/668,122

ELECTRICAL LIMITATION OF A STEERING DEVICE PATH

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App. No.
13/668,122
Abstract

An electrical limitation of a travel of a steering device of a wheeled vehicle, in particular of a passenger car, including a control, is provided. The method includes reading-in of a stored vehicle configuration into the control of the steering device, and deriving an adjusting value limitation from the read-in vehicle configuration. The method includes electrically limiting travel of the steering device through the control based on the derived adjusting value limitation.

Claims (24)

1 . A method for the electrical limitation of a travel of a steering device of a wheeled vehicle having a control, comprising:

reading-in a stored vehicle configuration into the control of the steering device;

deriving an adjusting value limitation from the read-in vehicle configuration; and

electrically limiting travel of the steering device by the control based on the derived adjusting value limitation.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the adjusting value limitation is differently specified for a first and a second adjusting direction.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein a further stored vehicle configuration can be read in, and from this a further adjusting value limitation can be derived and travel of the steering device can be electrically limited through the control on the basis of the further adjusting value limitation.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein a stored vehicle configuration comprises at least one of a wheel dimension, a vehicle type, a chassis number, special equipment, a body, a chassis classification and combinations thereof.

5 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein the wheel dimension further comprises at least one of a standardized tire width and a tire height.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the travel of the steering device is electrically limited by at least one of a steering drive and an electrically adjustable stop.

7 . A steering device for a wheeled vehicle, comprising:

a rack coupled to two wheels;

a steering drive coupled to the rack that moves the rack to steer the wheels;

a control that:

reads-in a stored vehicle configuration into the control of the steering device;

derives an adjusting value limitation from the read-in vehicle configuration; and

electrically limits travel of the steering device based on the derived adjusting value limitation.

8 . A method for the electrical limitation of a travel of a steering device of a wheeled vehicle having a control, comprising:

reading-in a stored vehicle configuration into the control of the steering device;

deriving an adjusting value limitation from the read-in vehicle configuration; and

electrically limiting travel of the steering device by the control based on the derived adjusting value limitation with at least one of a steering drive and an electrically adjustable stop.

9 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the adjusting value limitation is differently specified for a first and a second adjusting direction.

10 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein a further stored vehicle configuration can be read in, and from this a further adjusting value limitation can be derived and travel of the steering device can be electrically limited through the control on the basis of the further adjusting value limitation.

11 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein a stored vehicle configuration comprises at least one of a wheel dimension, a vehicle type, a chassis number, special equipment, a body, a chassis classification and combinations thereof.

12 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the wheel dimension further comprises at least one of a standardized tire width and a tire height.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 26, 2013
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
Reel/Frame 030694/0591 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 28, 2013
From: DEGENSTEIN, THOMAS
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 029708/0997 →