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EP 1218232 A1 20020703 - STEERING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES

Title (en)

STEERING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES

Title (de)

LENKSYSTEM FÜR KRAFTFAHRZEUGE

Title (fr)

SYSTEME DE DIRECTION POUR VEHICULES AUTOMOBILES

Publication

EP 1218232 A1 20020703 (DE)

Application

EP 00966107 A 20001004

Priority

DE 19948755 A 19991009
EP 0009689 W 20001004

Abstract (en)

[origin: DE19948755A1] A steering system for vehicles comprises at least one steering wheel actuator (2) and at least one steering actuator (4), whereby the steering requirements of the driver, generated with the steering wheel actuator (2) and captured by sensors are transmitted by remote data transmission to the steering actuator (4).

IPC 1-7

B62D 5/00; B60R 16/02

IPC 8 full level

B62D 5/00 (2006.01); B62D 5/04 (2006.01); B62D 5/06 (2006.01); B62D 5/09 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B62D 5/001 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0126949A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 19948755 A1 20010419; EP 1218232 A1 20020703; JP 2003511307 A 20030325; WO 0126949 A1 20010419

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 19948755 A 19991009; EP 0009689 W 20001004; EP 00966107 A 20001004; JP 2001529983 A 20001004