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US 12,630,210 · App. 18/002,868 · Granted May 19, 2026

Actuator of a steer-by-wire steering device of a motor vehicle and method for assembling an actuator of a steer-by-wire steering device

Inventors: Henning Schwenke (Westerkappeln, DE); Vitali Wiebe (Ostbevern, DE); Gerrit Seevers (Wetschen, DE); Thomas Reichel (Westerkappeln, DE)
Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
B62D5/001B62D5/0445B62D7/228F16H25/20F16H2025/2031F16H2025/2081F16H2025/2096
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Patent No.
US 12,630,210
App. No.
18/002,868
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An actuator ( 10 ) of a steer-by-wire steering device of a motor vehicle comprises a housing ( 46, 146 ), a spindle ( 42, 142 ) and a positionally fixed spindle nut ( 43, 143 ) mounted so that it can rotate, which within the housing ( 46, 146 ) form a spindle drive ( 41, 141 ) for the axial displacement of the spindle ( 42, 142 ) relative to the spindle nut. An inertial mass ( 100, 300, 400, 400 a, 500, 600 ) is at least indirectly coupled to the spindle ( 142 ), taking into account the oscillation behavior of at least one component of the actuator ( 10 ), in particular the spindle ( 142 ).

Claims (19)

1 . An actuator of a steer-by-wire steering device of a motor vehicle, comprising:

a housing;

a spindle drive with a spindle and a positionally fixed spindle nut rotatably mounted within the housing ( 46 , 146 ) for the axial displacement of the spindle relative to the spindle nut; and

an inertial mass fixedly coupled to the spindle at least indirectly, the inertial mass having a mass moment of inertia configured to at least dampen or prevent oscillation behavior of at least one component of the actuator.

2 . The actuator according to claim 1 , wherein the mass moment of inertia is a function of oscillation behavior of the spindle.

3 . The actuator according to claim 1 , wherein the inertial mass comprises a plurality of parts.

4 . The actuator according to claim 3 , wherein the inertial mass is coupled to the spindle by friction and/or in a material-bonded manner and/or in an interlocking manner.

5 . The actuator according to claim 1 , wherein the inertial mass has a cylindrical outer wall concentric with a longitudinal axis of the spindle, the cylindrical outer wall defining a bearing surface which co-operates at least indirectly with the housing and/or with a bearing bush.

6 . The actuator according to claim 1 , wherein when the spindle is coupled to a bearing sleeve, and wherein the inertial mass is at least partially surrounded by the bearing sleeve or the bearing sleeve is at least partially surrounded by the inertial mass.

7 . The actuator according to claim 6 , wherein an outer diameter of the inertial mass is smaller than or equal to an outer diameter of the bearing sleeve.

8 . The actuator according to claim 1 , wherein the inertial mass is formed at least in part by comprises a stud, which also serves configured and arranged to prevent the spindle from rotating relative to the housing.

9 . The actuator according to claim 1 , wherein the inertial mass is configured as a connecting component between the spindle and the bearing sleeve.

10 . A method for assembling the actuator of claim 1 , comprising coupling the inertial mass to the spindle in a plurality of steps.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of steps includes a first step of coupling the inertial mass to the spindle using a screw connection.

12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of steps includes a first step of coupling the inertial mass to the spindle using a press-fit connection.

13 . The method according to claim 10 , comprising:

making the inertial mass in at least two parts consisting of a supporting component and at least one mass component;

coupling the supporting component to the spindle; and

fitting, subsequently, the at least one mass component onto the supporting component.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2022
From: SCHWENKE, HENNING; WIEBE, VITALI; SEEVERS, GERRIT; REICHEL, THOMAS
To: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
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Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2020 208 514.5 · Jul 7, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230331289A1 · Oct 19, 2023
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