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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2011
Applicants:
Gernot Elsensohn, St. Anton i.M., AT;
Stefan Battlogg, St. Anton i.M., AT;
Jürgen Pösel, Bludenz, AT;
Inventors:
Gernot Elsensohn, St. Anton i.M., AT;
Stefan Battlogg, St. Anton i.M., AT;
Jürgen Pösel, Bludenz, AT;
Assignee:
ThyssenKrupp Presta AG, Eschen, LI;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/00 (2006.01); B60R 21/05 (2006.01); B60R 21/203 (2006.01); B60R 25/21 (2013.01); B62D 1/10 (2006.01); B62D 1/16 (2006.01); B62D 1/18 (2006.01); B62D 1/184 (2006.01); B62D 1/189 (2006.01); B62D 1/19 (2006.01); B62D 1/20 (2006.01); B60R 16/027 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for regulating the current flow of a coil that controls the viscosity of a magnetorheological fluid of a controllable energy absorber in a steering system for a motor vehicle, wherein during an accident the energy absorber acts as a hydraulic damper between two parts movable with respect to one another, whose damping force is determined by the current flow through the magnetic coil, wherein the following steps are provided: