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Drag link guide assembly, steering actuator and method for producing a drag link guide assembly

US11485412B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ZF Automotive Germany GmbH · DE

Inventors

Eduard Span · Cologne, DE
Sridharan Krishnan · Neuss, DE
Robert Kolloch · Mönchengladbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 7, 2020
Grant date	Nov 1, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 7, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16C33/20
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A drag link guide assembly for guiding a drag link comprises a slide bushing and a housing enclosing the slide bushing. The housing comprises a socket portion, into which the slide bushing is inserted. The slide bushing comprises a locating area for the drag link having a substantially circular cylindrical periphery with at least one plane torsional locking face. The slide bushing comprises an outward-pointing structure, which interacts with a mating structure that is provided on the internal surface of the housing. A method for producing a drag link guide assembly is furthermore described.

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