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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2001
Gerd Reimann, Abstatt, DE;
Michael Bock, Asperg, DE;
Willi Nagel, Remseck/Hochdorf, DE;
Rolf Knecht, Ditzingen, DE;
Heinz Gert Hagedorn, Rottweil, DE;
Ruediger Tinter, Huefingen, DE;
Stephan Oberle, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Ralph Eble, Unterkirnach, DE;
Gerd Reimann, Abstatt, DE;
Michael Bock, Asperg, DE;
Willi Nagel, Remseck/Hochdorf, DE;
Rolf Knecht, Ditzingen, DE;
Heinz Gert Hagedorn, Rottweil, DE;
Ruediger Tinter, Huefingen, DE;
Stephan Oberle, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Ralph Eble, Unterkirnach, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
IMS Morat Soehne GmbH, Donaueschingen, DE;
Abstract
A final control element for superimposed steering engagement of a vehicle steering system with a superposition gear having two input shafts and one output shaft, in order to attain a radial freedom from play, the superposition gear is provided with a two-stage, modified planetary gear, having a planet carrier, at least one stepped planet comprising two axially aligned planet wheels connected to one another fixed against relative rotation, and two sun wheels or ray wheels; the first input shaft is connected to one sun or ray wheel, and the output shaft is connected to the other sun or ray wheel, fixed against relative rotation, while the planet carrier is drivable via the second input shaft, and the at least one stepped planet and the sun wheels are biasing toward provided for suppressing a tooth flank play that occurs between.