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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2020
Zf Automotive Germany Gmbh, Alfdorf, DE;
Christian Wutzler, Kaarst, DE;
Brian Urbach, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
ZF Automotive Germany GmbH, Alfdorf, DE;
ZF Active Safety and Electronics US LLC, Livonia, MI (US);
Abstract
A steering device for a motor vehicle is specified, having a housing and having a liquid sensor, comprising at least two electrical conductors, and at least one bridging element that is movably mounted and that is in a first position in the absence of liquid and is in a second position in the presence of liquid, a flow of current between the at least two electrical conductors being prevented in one of the two positions, and a flow of current between the at least two electrical conductors being enabled in the other of the two positions, and a tripping element made of a liquid-absorbing material that expands upon contact with a liquid and thereby moves the bridging element into the second position, the liquid sensor being arranged at least partially inside the housing.