Rack-and-pinion steering system for a motor vehicle having a worm gear set
US11034380B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D5/0409
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rack and pinion steering system for a motor vehicle may include a pinion shaft that is connected to a steering shaft and has a steering pinion that is engaged with a rack mounted in a steering gear housing such that the rack can be displaced along a longitudinal axis for pivoting steerable wheels. The steering shaft, the pinion shaft with the steering pinion, and the step-down gear mechanism may be received in the steering gear housing. The rack and pinion steering system may further include an electric motor that drives the pinion shaft via a step-down gear mechanism. The step-down gear mechanism may be arranged at an end of the pinion shaft that is remote from the steering shaft.
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