Patent ID: 11866106
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 16:
17. A vehicle comprising:
a steering knuckle;
a tie rod, a first end of the tie rod coupled to the steering knuckle; and
an actuator including:
a rack, a second end of the tie rod coupled to the rack;
a ball nut coupled to the rack;
a first ring gear coupled to and disposed around the ball nut;
a motor to drive the first ring gear to rotate the ball nut;
a first sensor to detect a rotation of a shaft of the motor;
a second ring gear coupled to and disposed around the ball nut;
a pinion engaged with the second ring gear; and
a second sensor fixed to the pinion, the second sensor to detect a rotation of the pinion, the rotation of the pinion and the rotation of the shaft of the motor corresponding to a force on the rack.