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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2018
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventors:
Shaun Tate, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Mark Brown, Lakewood, OH (US);
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & CO. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/04 (2006.01); B62D 5/00 (2006.01); F16H 25/22 (2006.01); B62D 7/14 (2006.01); F16H 25/24 (2006.01); F16H 25/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/0448 (2013.01); B62D 5/001 (2013.01); B62D 5/0451 (2013.01); B62D 7/146 (2013.01); F16H 25/2252 (2013.01); B60G 2202/42 (2013.01); B60G 2202/44 (2013.01); B60G 2204/4191 (2013.01); F16H 2025/2081 (2013.01); F16H 2025/2096 (2013.01); F16H 2025/2463 (2013.01);
Abstract
A steering actuator comprising a shaft having an input coaxial with an output, wherein the output is in drivable communication with one or more wheels of a vehicle, and a locking mechanism configured to enable the shaft to rotate in both a first direction and a second direction in response to torque provided at the input, and prevent the shaft from rotating in both the first direction and the second direction in response to torque provided at the output.