Rack guide and rack-and-pinion type steering apparatus having the rack guide
US7926376B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 17, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/1967
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rack and pinion steering device has a pinion rotatable in the R-direction, a rack bar having rack teeth meshing with the pinion and rectilinearly movable in the A-direction, a housing for rotatably supporting the pinion, a rack guide for slidably supporting the rack bar, and an elastic means for pressing the rack guide toward the pinion.
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