Patent · US Expired

Bearing for a vehicle steering column

US5964536A · kind A · utility

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29Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 22, 1997
Grant dateOct 12, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 22, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16C2326/24
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A bearing includes a bushing having an axis and a retainer supporting the bushing. The retainer includes an annular planar portion extending perpendicular to the axis and a plurality of wedge portions projecting radially outward from the annular planar portion in circumferentially spaced relation.

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