Abstract: A bearing arrangement for a motor vehicle steering system includes a sleeve arranged between an outer bearing ring and a housing. The sleeve includes an inner contact surface in contact with an outer circumferential surface of the outer bearing ring, and an outer contact surface in contact with a seat surface of the housing, wherein either of the inner contact surface or the outer contact surface of the sleeve are convex shaped.

Abstract: A rack and pinion steering gear for a motor vehicle may include a steering pinion, which is connected to a steering shaft and is engaged with a gear rack that is movably mounted in a housing, and may further include a pressure piece arranged in the housing in a pressure piece bore, and which may keep the gear rack engaged free from play with the steering pinion. A pressure piece for a rack and pinion steering gear may include an outer metallic casing inserted with a press fit into the pressure piece bore, at least one elastomer damping element, in particular an elastomer casing, arranged in the metallic casing, with a metallic pressure piece core enclosed by the at least one elastomer damping element.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bearing arrangement for a motor vehicle steering system, in which a sleeve is arranged between an outer bearing ring and a housing, wherein the sleeve includes an inner contact surface in contact with an outer circumferential surface of the outer bearing ring, and an outer contact surface in contact with a seat surface of the housing, wherein either of the inner contact surface or the outer contact surface of the sleeve are convex shaped.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for determining the torque introduced into a drive train, the method including the process steps of determining angular signals with the help of two sensors between which a region of the steering train is located which is subjected to a torque evaluating the differences of the angular signals taking into account known torsional rigidity of the steering train.

Abstract: The invention relates to a rack and pinion steering gear for a motor vehicle, having a steering pinion (1), which is connected to a steering shaft and is engaged with a gear rack (2) which is movably mounted in a housing (3), and having a pressure piece (8), which is arranged in the housing (3) in a pressure piece bore (7) and keeps the gear rack (2) engaged free from play with the steering pinion (1), and a pressure piece (8) for a rack and pinion steering gear, wherein the pressure piece (8) has an outer metallic casing (15) which is inserted with a press fit into the pressure piece bore (7), at least one elastomer damping element, in particular an elastomer casing (14), is arranged in the metallic casing (15) and a metallic pressure piece core is arranged which is enclosed by the at least one elastomer damping element.

Abstract: A method for adapting steering characteristics of a motor vehicle with an electric power steering system, including determining of steering angle signals of a steering train utilizing at least one steering angle sensor in the steering train, determining measuring and control quantities of a dynamic drive system, and adapting the steering characteristics based on the steering angle signals and the measuring and control quantities.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining a torque on a steering train. The method comprises the method steps: determining angular signals through a position sensor of an electric motor which supports the rotational movement of the steering train, determining of measuring and control variables of a dynamic drive system as well as evaluating the angular signals and the measuring and control variables of the dynamic drive system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a steering system of a motor vehicle with a rack, which is connected on the end side with steerable wheels and which pivots said wheels through a lateral movement. The steering system has a position sensor which continuously determines the position of the rack and emits corresponding position signals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining the torque introduced into a drive train. The method comprises the process steps: determining of angular signals with the help of two sensors between which a region of the steering train is located which is subjected to a torque, evaluating the differences of the angular signals taking into account known torsional rigidity of the steering train.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for adapting the steering characteristics of a motor vehicle with an electric power steering system. This has the following process steps: Determining of steering angle signals of the steering train utilising at least one steering angle sensor in the steering train, Determining measuring and control quantities of a dynamic drive system, Adapting the steering characteristics based on the steering angle signals and the measuring and control quantities.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining a torque on a steering train. The method comprises the method steps: determining angular signals through a position sensor of an electric motor which supports the rotational movement of the steering train, determining of measuring and control variables of a dynamic drive system as well as evaluating the angular signals and the measuring and control variables of the dynamic drive system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a steering system of a motor vehicle with a rack, which is connected on the end side with steerable wheels and which pivots said wheels through a lateral movement. The steering system has a position sensor which continuously determines the position of the rack and emits corresponding position signals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a safety method for monitoring a steering system of a motor vehicle with electric steering support for detecting instabilities and potentially dangerous malfunctions. This has the following method steps: Determining at least one measuring and control quantity of a steering train, Determining at least one measuring and control quantity of a dynamic drive system, Comparison of the determined quantities and checking of the plausibility, Reaction and rendering of the steering in a safe state upon excessive deviation of the determined quantities from the standard quantities.