Guide bearing of a rack of a steering system
US11952051B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 10, 2022 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2055/281
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rack guide bearing for meshing a pinion and vehicle steering system rack, the guide bearing including a wall, a first portion is tubular and defines an axis and internal channel around the axis opening at the guide bearing first end, and opening onto a second portion of the wall opposite the first end, an internal channel section transverse to the axis and inserts the rack into the channel according to the rack axis parallel to the guide bearing axis, the guide bearing including an internal channel inner surface of the guide bearing wall's first portion and an inner surface of the guide bearing wall's second portion, the inner surfaces are in slipping contact with a slipping surface of the rack opposite to a toothing of the rack, when the rack is inserted inside the first portion of the wall's internal channel according to the axis of the rack.
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