Patent ID: 8752664

Claim:
A steering device for a road vehicle according to the steer-by-wire principle, including: a steering wheel arranged to be operated by a driver; a steering gear that is not permanently mechanically coupled to the steering wheel, and which includes: an electric motor drive configured for swivelling steered wheels, wherein the electric motor drive comprises: an electric motor; and a gearbox, the gearbox comprising a belt drive including a toothed belt having teeth arranged on the outside of the toothed belt; and an electromechanical locking device on or in the steering gear for locking the electric motor drive, the electromechanical locking device comprising a brake shoe having a toothed arrangement compatible with and facing towards the teeth on the outside of the toothed belt, wherein the brake shoe is pressed in a radial direction against the belt drive to positively engage the toothed arrangement with the teeth when the electromechanical locking device is in a locked state.