Steering system

US7364005B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ZF Lenksysteme GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Martin Budaker · Heubach, DE
• Ralf Dangelmaier · Bovenden, DE
• Michael R. Schmidt · Carmel, US
• Helmut Knoedler · Lorch, DE
• Juergen Bieber · Ettlingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 22, 2006
• Grant date: Apr 29, 2008
• Expiry date: May 22, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16C25/08
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A steering system for a vehicle includes a shaft that is rotatably mounted on a frame in a bearing, the shaft being functionally linked with a steered wheel for adjusting the steering angle thereof, and a structure for axially positioning the shaft in the frame. In order to allow for the shaft of the steering system to be free of backlash in an inexpensive and simple manner, the structure for axially positioning the shaft is configured as a pressure pad which is axially supported on the frame and on the bearing sitting on the shaft without play and which retains the bearing on the frame.