Switchable
clutch (10) for a steer-by-wire
steering system (100) with a mechanical fallback level for a vehicle, wherein the
clutch (10) has: - a first
coupling part (11) which is rotatably coupled to a first, driver-side steering shaft (40) of a steer-by-wire
system (100) which is rotatable about an axis of rotation (R), - a second
coupling part (12) which can be coupled in a rotationally fixed manner to a second, wheel-side steering shaft (50) of the steer-by-wire
system (100) which is rotatable about an axis of rotation (R), and - an
actuator unit (70), wherein the first
coupling part (11) and the second coupling part (12) can be engaged and / or disengaged from each other by means of the
actuator device (70), wherein the
clutch (10) is designed such that in a first, closed switching state of the clutch (10) the first clutch part (11) and the second clutch part (12) are positively engaged with each other in the circumferential direction, so that a torque can be transmitted between the first clutch part (11) and the second clutch part (12) and in a second, open switching state of the clutch (10) the first clutch part (11) and the second clutch part (12) are disengaged such that the first clutch part (11) is freely rotatable relative to the second clutch part (12), wherein the first coupling part (11) and the second coupling part (12) each have an end face (15A, 15B) facing the other coupling part (12, 11) with several projections (16A, 16B) and depressions (17A, 17B) extending at least in the axial and circumferential directions, wherein the protrusions (16A) of the first coupling part (11) can be engaged with the recesses (17B) of the second coupling part (12) and vice versa, and wherein the end faces (15) of the first coupling part (11) and the second coupling part (12) are designed such that when the coupling (10) is closed, in the event of an
angular displacement (Δα) between the first coupling part (11) and the second coupling part (12), the closing of the coupling (10) causes the projections (16A, 16B) of the first coupling part (11) and the second coupling part (12) to slide against each other in the circumferential direction, and consequently a relative rotation occurs between the first coupling part (11) and the second coupling part (12), wherein the relative rotation leads to a compensation of at least part of the
angular displacement (Δα) until the first coupling part (11) and the second coupling part (12) are positively engaged with each other in the circumferential direction, so that a torque can be transmitted between the first coupling part (11) and the second coupling part (12). is, characterized in that the coupling (10) is designed such that a rotational angle offset (Δα) of a maximum of 90° in the circumferential direction can be compensated, wherein each of the end faces (15; 16) has two or more protrusions (17; 18) and two or more recesses (19; 22) for this purpose.