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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2020
Applicant:
Zf Steering Systems Poland Sp. Z.o.o., Czechowice-Dziedzice, PL;
Inventors:
Artur Wojtalik, Katowice, PL;
Tomasz Seneta, Wilkowice, PL;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/04 (2006.01); F16H 1/16 (2006.01); F16J 15/06 (2006.01); F16H 57/039 (2012.01); B62D 3/04 (2006.01); F16H 57/029 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/0403 (2013.01); B62D 3/04 (2013.01); F16H 1/16 (2013.01); F16H 57/029 (2013.01); F16H 57/039 (2013.01); F16J 15/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gearbox assembly including a housing, an output shaft, a wheel gear that is fixed to the output shaft, and an input shaft. A torsion bar that connects the input shaft to the output shaft, an electric motor, a worm gear that is rotationally fixed to the rotor and engages the wheel gear to transfer torque from the motor to the output shaft, and a key lock assembly. A seal assembly is provided that isolates the locking collar from the wheel.