Patent ID: 8684128

Claim:
A steering gear comprising: an electric motor and a control unit connected thereto; and wherein the steering gear comprises a helical gear and a helical pinion engaging therein; wherein the helical pinion comprises a shaft that can be driven by an electric motor and the shaft is mounted in a gear housing by way of a first shaft bearing arrangement and a second shaft bearing arrangement; wherein a control unit and a sensor system connected thereto are disposed in the steering gear so as to detect and control the rotor position, and/or the rotation of the rotor of the electric motor a section of a shaft located on the drive side extends in the axial direction and protrudes from the gear, housing; wherein the protruding end of the section on the drive side is designed as a rotor shaft of the electric motor, and the control unit and/or the sensor system are disposed on the gear housing; wherein the control unit and the sensor system are disposed on differing sections of the gear housing; and wherein the sensor system is disposed on a section of the shaft of the helical pinion that is not located on the drive side.