Worm gear for a worm gear mechanism of a vehicle steering system with a carrier ring injected between a hub and a toothed wheel
US11338843B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2055/065
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A worm gear for a worm gear system of a motor vehicle steering device may include a hub, a support element, and a gear rim. The gear rim may have a multiplicity of teeth that extend radially outward from a central encircling annular web. The support element may be a support ring that by means of an injection-molding method is injected between the gear rim and the hub. The support element may connect in a form-fitting manner the hub and the gear rim. The gear rim may include reinforcement ribs that, on both end sides, from the teeth extend radially in a direction of a worm gear longitudinal axis.
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