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Vehicle steering

US10829145B2 · kind B2 · utility

16Cited by

3References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Ford Global Technology, LLC · US

Inventors

Joseph Washnock · Canton, US
Jack E. Barry · Dearborn, US
Soungjin Wou · Novi, US
Garry Robert Smith · Grosse Pointe Park, US
Jennifer Laz · Beverly Hills, US
James Philip Cooper · Milford, US
Daniel Steven Payne · Southgate, US
Rohit Kadam · Pune, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 8, 2018
Grant date	Nov 10, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 13, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16H2055/176
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A steering apparatus includes a first pinion, an internal gear engaged with the first pinion, a second pinion fixed relative to the internal gear, a first gear engaged with the second pinion, a third pinion fixed relative to the first gear, and a steering rack meshed with the third pinion.

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