Patent ID: 6203038
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: B62D,F16D

Abstract:
Vehicle steering mechanism with a variable transmission ratio, having a steering gear (10; 110; 210; 310) comprised of a drive component (20; 120; 220; 320) which rotates around a first rotational axis (50; 150; 250; 350) and which is coupled via a connecting component (30; 130; 230; 330) to an output component (40; 140; 240; 340) which rotates around a second rotational axis (52; 152; 252; 352), wherein the drive component (20; 120; 220; 320) is connected to the connecting component (30; 130; 230; 330) such that the drive component can pivot around a third rotational axis (54; 154; 254; 354), and the connecting component is connected to the output component (40; 140; 240; 340) such that the connecting component can pivot around a fourth rotational axis (56; 156; 256; 356), characterized by a positioning of the four rotational axes such that the four rotational axes intersect at a single point, and the minimum angle (.nu.) formed between the first rotational axis (50; 150; 250; 350) and the fourth rotational axis (56; 156; 256; 356) ranges from 0.1 degree to 40 degrees.