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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
May. 05, 2011
Applicant:
Rainer Engel, Krefeld, DE;
Inventor:
Rainer Engel, Krefeld, DE;
Assignee:
TRW Automotive GmbH, Alfdorf, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/16 (2006.01); B62D 1/184 (2006.01); B60R 25/021 (2013.01); B60R 25/0215 (2013.01); B62D 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/184 (2013.01); B60R 25/02147 (2013.01); B60R 25/0215 (2013.01); B62D 5/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A locking device for a vehicle steering system, having a steering gear, a servomotor which is adapted to provide a steering assist force, a blocking ring which is assigned to a motor shaft of the servomotor, and a locking member which is adapted to engage in the blocking ring to block rotation of the motor shaft of the servomotor and thereby to lock the steering gear, further provision being made for an actuating member having the locking member adjustably mounted thereon, and the actuating member being adjustable by a drive motor between a blocking position and a release position.