Vehicle steering sub-assembly
US4535645A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 1983 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/7098
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The sub-assembly includes a telescopically arranged rotatable driving shaft and rotatable driven shaft. Both shafts are substantially triangular in cross-section. A spring provides a pre-determined spring force having a magnitude to permit one shaft to slide within the other shaft. The complementary triangular shapes of the shafts causes the torque from the driving shaft to be transmitted to the driven shaft without rotational lash.
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