a device for transmitting electrical signals between components which can be rotated relative to one another , in particular in motor vehicle steering systems , with a rotatable hub surrounded by a stationary housing and with at least one electrical lead which is connected at one end to the rotatable hub and at the other end to a stationary component . the device is characterized in that the electrical lead is connected and guided such that , in both end positions when the hub rotates in the clockwise direction or in the counterclockwise direction , the electrical lead is wound up on the hub in the respective opposite direction , whereas the electrical lead is unwound from the hub in the center position thereof .