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

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus comprising:
a rack to couple to a steering knuckle of a vehicle;
a ball nut engaged with the rack;
a first ring gear coupled to the ball nut;
a first pinion fixed to a motor, the first pinion engaged with the first ring gear, the motor to rotate the ball nut, via the first pinion and the first ring gear, to move the rack;
a motor encoder to detect a rotation of the first pinion;
a second ring gear coupled to the ball nut; and
a sensor fixed to a second pinion, the second pinion engaged with the second ring gear, the second pinion to rotate as the second ring gear rotates, the sensor to detect a rotation of the second pinion, the rotation of the second pinion and the rotation of the first pinion corresponding to a force on the rack.