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US 11,142,238 B2Granted
Travel stop support bushing
AssigneeSteering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
InventorsDale Wawrzyniec, Joseph B. Rombach, George Arlt
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Abstract
A travel stop support bushing includes a body and an extension. The body has a first outer surface that extends between a first body face and a second body face along an axis. The body defines a plurality of fins that are at least partially defined between the first outer surface and the second body face. The extension has a second outer surface that extends between the first body face and an end face.
Claims16
A steering gear assembly, comprising:
- a rack extending at least partially through a housing assembly along an axis;
- a tie rod operatively connected to an end of the rack;
- a travel stop support bushing disposed about the rack and at least partially disposed within the housing assembly, the travel stop support bushing, being arranged to inhibit deflection of the rack relative to the axis and limit travel of the rack along the axis;
- wherein the travel stop support bushing comprises:
- a body having a first outer surface that extends between a first body face and a second body face along the axis;
- and
- wherein the body defines a plurality of fins extending circumferentially about the axis and circumferentially spaced from one another by tapered surfaces, wherein at least one of the tapered surfaces is circumferentially larger than an adjacent fin.
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A travel stop support bushing for a steering gear assembly, the travel stop support bushing comprising:
- a body having a first outer surface that extends between a first body face and a second body face along an axis, the body defining a plurality of fins that are at least partially defined between the first outer surface and the second body face;
- an extension having a second outer surface that extends between the first body face and an end face;
- a tapered surface that tapers along the axis and is defined between adjacent fins of the plurality of fins.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.