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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2008
Applicants:
Rainer Engel, Krefeld, DE;
Heinz-dieter Heitzer, Heinsberg, DE;
Inventors:
Rainer Engel, Krefeld, DE;
Heinz-Dieter Heitzer, Heinsberg, DE;
Assignee:
TRW Automotive GmbH, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A torque sensor for a steering wheel with a center axis has an input member, an output member, the input and output members being rotatable about the common center axis, and a spring member that is arranged in a flow of force between the input member and the output member, the spring member is configured as a flat spring member extending in a plane perpendicular to the center axis.