Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electrically adjustable steering column for a motor vehicle, comprising a positioning unit on which a steering control element can be arranged, a support unit by which the positioning unit is held in an adjustable manner, an adjustment device which is configured to adjust the positioning unit relative to the support unit and which comprises, for the adjustment of the positioning unit, an electric motor. The steering column further has a control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to activate the electric motor. The control unit is further configured, for the activation of the electric motor, to generate a first signal and a second signal, wherein the activation of the electric motor requires the presence of the first signal and of the second signal, in particular at a first switch unit and a second switch unit of the control unit which are connected in series with the electric motor.

Abstract: A steering column for a motor vehicle including a first component, a second component, wherein the first component and the second component are adjustable relative to one another in two non-parallel adjustment directions. A position detection device having a sensor connected to the first component including at least one sensor unit and a sensor target connected to the second component comprising at least one target unit, wherein the sensor is configured to detect relative position of the sensor target, wherein the target unit includes a measurement portion extending in the two adjustment directions which has a local measuring quantity varying in each of the two adjustment directions that can be detected locally by the sensor unit.

Abstract: A method can be used to adjust a steering column for a motor vehicle that includes a casing unit in which a steering spindle is mounted rotatably about a longitudinal axis and at least two casing tubes that are guided so as to be adjustable relative to one another by adjustment travel in a longitudinal direction of the longitudinal axis. Along the adjustment travel, the casing tubes are extended farther out of one another in an operating region than in a transitional region, and a motorized adjustment drive acting on the casing tubes is actuated electrically for the relative adjustment of the casing tubes at a predetermined adjustment speed. To allow optimized switching between the operating region and the stowage position, a first adjustment speed is set in the operating region and a second adjustment speed, which is higher than the first adjustment speed, is set in the transitional region.

Abstract: A steering column for a motor vehicle may include a casing unit in which a steering spindle is mounted such that the steering spindle is rotatable about a longitudinal axis that extends in a longitudinal direction. The casing unit has at least two telescopically guided casing tubes that are adjustable relative to one another in the longitudinal direction, an intermediate element that is movable in the longitudinal direction and is arranged between the casing tubes, and a positioning device for positioning the intermediate element in the longitudinal direction relative to the casing tubes. The positioning device may have elongate guide tracks that are arranged on the casing tubes and the intermediate element and interact with one another such that they position the casing tubes and the intermediate element relative to one another in a defined manner.

Abstract: A steering column may include a casing unit in which a steering spindle is rotatably mounted about a longitudinal axis and which has at least three telescopically guided casing tubes that are mutually adjustable in an axial direction. One of the tubes is an external casing tube in which an intermediate casing tube is received, an internal casing tube being received in the intermediate casing tube. A locking bolt installation can releasably lock at least two of the casing tubes to one another in the direction of the longitudinal axis. The locking bolt installation can switch between an internal blocking position and an external blocking position. The intermediate casing tube in the internal blocking position is locked to the internal casing tube. The intermediate casing tube in the external locking position is locked to the external casing tube.

Abstract: A steering column for a motor vehicle may include an actuating unit in which a steering spindle is rotatably mounted and which is held in an adjustable manner by a supporting unit, an adjustment device for adjusting the actuating unit with respect to the supporting unit, and a position-sensing device that includes a first sensor unit for sensing the position of the actuating unit with respect to the supporting unit. The position-sensing device may also include a second sensor unit for sensing a state when the actuating unit is in a predetermined position relative to the supporting unit. One or both of the sensor units may be configured to operate in a contactless manner.

Abstract: A steering column for a motor vehicle, comprising a casing unit, in which a steering spindle is mounted rotatably about a longitudinal axis and which has at least two casing tubes which are guided adjustably relative to one another by an adjustment distance in the direction of the longitudinal axis. In order to permit easier adjustment, the casing tubes can be brought along the adjustment distance relative to one another into at least one comfort region and at least one transition region, wherein a transition adjustment force for the relative adjustment of the casing tubes in the transition region is smaller than a comfort adjustment force for the relative adjustment of the casing tubes in the comfort region.

Abstract: A steering column for a motor vehicle may include a casing unit in which a steering spindle is mounted rotatably about a longitudinal axis that extends in a longitudinal direction. The casing unit has at least two casing tubes that have a polygonal cross section and are guided such that they can be adjusted relative to one another in the longitudinal direction. Rolling bodies that have a rolling body radius are arranged between the casing tubes such that the rolling bodies can roll in the longitudinal direction in at least three raceways that are distributed circumferentially. To increase rigidity and improve compactness, center points of the rolling bodies are at a radial spacing that is less than or equal to the rolling body radius from an envelope circle that circumscribes the casing tube, on which the rolling bodies can roll on the outside.

Abstract: A method can be used to adjust a steering column for a motor vehicle that includes a casing unit in which a steering spindle is mounted rotatably about a longitudinal axis and at least two casing tubes that are guided so as to be adjustable relative to one another by adjustment travel in a longitudinal direction of the longitudinal axis. Along the adjustment travel, the casing tubes are extended farther out of one another in an operating region than in a transitional region, and a motorized adjustment drive acting on the casing tubes is actuated electrically for the relative adjustment of the casing tubes at a predetermined adjustment speed. To allow optimized switching between the operating region and the stowage position, a first adjustment speed is set in the operating region and a second adjustment speed, which is higher than the first adjustment speed, is set in the transitional region.

Abstract: A steering column may include a casing unit in which a steering spindle is rotatably mounted about a longitudinal axis and which has at least three telescopically guided casing tubes that are mutually adjustable in an axial direction. One of the tubes is an external casing tube in which an intermediate casing tube is received, an internal casing tube being received in the intermediate casing tube. A locking bolt installation can releasably lock at least two of the casing tubes to one another in the direction of the longitudinal axis. The locking bolt installation can switch between an internal blocking position and an external blocking position. The intermediate casing tube in the internal blocking position is locked to the internal casing tube. The intermediate casing tube in the external locking position is locked to the external casing tube.

Abstract: A steering gear for a steer-by-wire steering system of a motor vehicle may include a coupling rod which is supported in a steering gear housing and on which a threaded spindle is formed, with the threaded spindle being surrounded by a spindle nut. The threaded spindle and the spindle nut may be part of a helical gearing, and the coupling rod is movable along a longitudinal axis by way of the helical gearing. The coupling rod is movably mounted in the steering gear housing along the longitudinal axis by way of a pressure piece having two bearing elements arranged on opposite sides of the coupling rod in a circumferential direction of the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A steering apparatus for a two-track vehicle may include a steering handle, in the case of whose rotary actuation the steerable vehicle wheels can be turned by a wheel steering angle, and a control device to electrically actuate a steering actuator for setting the wheel steering angle was a function of driving operational parameters and independently of the steering handle and a clutch that provides a releasable mechanical steering connection between the steering handle and the steerable vehicle wheels. An automatic avoidance manoeuvre may be carried out in the case of a risk of collision, in which the control device fully releases the clutch, and the control device actuates the steering actuator such that the vehicle briefly leaves its driving lane and is then brought back into the driving lane. The control device also actuates a braking of the steering handle during the collision avoidance manoeuvre.

Abstract: A steering column for a steer-by-wire steering system include a steering shaft that is connectable to a steering wheel and is received in an inner steering column tube such that the steering shaft is rotatable about a longitudinal axis. An outer steering column tube may receive the inner tube such that the inner tube can be displaced along the longitudinal axis. The outer tube may be connectable to a vehicle chassis. The steering column may also include a feedback actuator having an electric motor that drives the steering shaft via a drive component that is connected to the steering shaft for the transmission of torque. The drive component may have a recess with a maximum inscribed diameter that is greater than an external diameter of the inner tube, and the recess may be disposed on a side of the drive component that faces the inner tube.

Abstract: The invention relates to a steering column (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising a supporting unit (6) which can be connected to the chassis of the motor vehicle (6) and an actuating unit, which is mounted on the supporting unit and which supports a steering shaft (2) for rotation, wherein the position of the actuating unit can be adjusted in relation to the supporting unit, wherein the steering column (1) has a position detection device for determining the position of the actuating unit relative to the supporting unit (6).

Abstract: A steering column is disclosed for a motor vehicle, including an actuating unit, in which a steering spindle is rotatably mounted about a longitudinal axis. The actuating unit includes a casing unit which has at least three casing tubes which are arranged so as to be axially telescopable relative to one another. One of the casing tubes forms an outer casing tube in which at least one intermediate casing tube, in which an inner casing tube is accommodated, is accommodated. Rolling bodies are arranged between the casing tubes such that they are able to roll in the axial direction. First rolling bodies are arranged between the outer casing tube and the intermediate casing tube, and second rolling bodies are arranged between the intermediate casing tube and the inner casing tube, the first rolling bodies being arranged offset in the circumferential direction relative to the second rolling bodies.

Abstract: A steering column for a motor vehicle, comprising a casing unit, in which a steering spindle is mounted rotatably about a longitudinal axis and which has at least two casing tubes which are guided adjustably relative to one another by an adjustment distance in the direction of the longitudinal axis. In order to permit easier adjustment, the casing tubes can be brought along the adjustment distance relative to one another into at least one comfort region and at least one transition region, wherein a transition adjustment force for the relative adjustment of the casing tubes in the transition region is smaller than a comfort adjustment force for the relative adjustment of the casing tubes in the comfort region.

Abstract: A steering column for a steer-by-wire steering system may include a steering shaft that can be connected to a steering wheel. The steering shaft is rotatably mounted about a longitudinal axis in a casing unit. A feedback actuator may be operatively coupled to the steering shaft. The casing unit may have a second length in a direction of the longitudinal axis, and the steering shaft may project into the casing unit by a first length. Consequently, installation space volume and weight are saved, particularly where the first length is less than the second length. In some cases, the first length is less than or equal to half of the second length.

Abstract: A steering column may include a steering spindle that is surrounded by a casing tube and is connected to a steering wheel, a guide clamp in which the casing tube is guided displaceably along a longitudinal axis of the steering spindle. The guide clamp may be mounted pivotably about a pivot axis in a holding part that is connectable to a chassis of the motor vehicle. The position of the casing tube may be adjustable relative to the holding part, and a blocking device may be arranged between the casing tube and the holding part. The blocking device may comprise a threaded rod engaged with a spindle nut. The spindle nut may be mounted in a rolling bearing. Rolling bodies of the rolling bearing may be at least partially surrounded by a magnetorheological fluid, and the blocking device may comprise an electromagnet.

Abstract: A control yoke for steering a motor vehicle, with a hub attached to a steering shaft, is connected to two steering handles protruding laterally in opposite directions, and has a motor-driven adjustment device by means of which the steering handles are displaceable from a usage position at a greater distance from the hub into a standby position at a smaller distance from the hub and vice versa. In an automatic steering mode of the motor vehicle the steering handles are rotatable by means of the adjustment device towards the driver in the usage position and away from the driver in the standby position about a transverse axis which connects the two steering handles and is arranged transversely to the rotation axis of the steering shaft.

Abstract: A steering column for a steer-by-wire steering system include a steering shaft that is connectable to a steering wheel and is received in an inner steering column tube such that the steering shaft is rotatable about a longitudinal axis. An outer steering column tube may receive the inner tube such that the inner tube can be displaced along the longitudinal axis. The outer tube may be connectable to a vehicle chassis. The steering column may also include a feedback actuator having an electric motor that drives the steering shaft via a drive component that is connected to the steering shaft for the transmission of torque. The drive component may have a recess with a maximum inscribed diameter that is greater than an external diameter of the inner tube, and the recess may be disposed on a side of the drive component that faces the inner tube.