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Rack-and-pinion steering system for motor vehicles

US10689023B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

15Claims

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Assignee

TRW AUTOMOTIVE GMBH · DE

Inventors

Eduard Span · Cologne, DE
Robert Kolloch · Mönchengladbach, DE
Nadja Nilgen · Düsseldorf, DE
Rolf von Laar · Niederkrüchten, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 15, 2015
Grant date	Jun 23, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 14, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16H2019/046
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A rack-and-pinion steering for a motor vehicle, having a rack which has a longitudinal axis, a rack housing in which the rack is guided for axial displacement, and at least one end stop damping assembly for the rack, the end stop damping assembly being received in the rack housing, the end stop damping assembly including a compression body for damping an end stop and a stop member which is mounted to the rack housing for limited displacement in the axial direction, the stop member resting against a first supporting surface of the rack housing at least partly by means of the compression body in a first axial direction and resting against a second supporting surface of the rack housing in an opposite, second axial direction.

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