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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2023
Zf Automotive Germany Gmbh, Alfdorf, DE;
Dieter Fehlings, Kempen, DE;
Juergen Floerchinger, Erkrath, DE;
Maurice Mistler, Duisburg, DE;
Dominik Lips, Osnabrück, DE;
ZF AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH, Alfdorf, DE;
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a method for adjusting a steering apparatus for a vehicle, in which a steering column is adjusted in the longitudinal direction of the steering column and/or in respect of an inclination of the steering column by an electromechanical adjustment device, and in which the adjustment device is controlled by a control device. In order to improve the operability of the electromechanical adjustment device for a user, the method comprises an adjustment force for adjusting the steering column being introduced into the steering apparatus via a steering wheel, wherein an adjustment signal which is dependent on the adjustment force is detected and/or generated, the adjustment signal being transmitted to the control device and the steering column being adjusted on the basis of the adjustment signal.