Steering system
AssigneesZF Active Safety US Inc., Zf Active Safety and Electronics US LLC
InventorsBenjamin Schoon, Kevin Boyle, Zach Volmering, Caleb Crum
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Abstract
A steering system is provided. The steering system includes a housing and a ball shaft translatable relative to the housing. A ball nut is rotatably mounted within the housing. Rotation of the ball nut responsively causes the ball shaft to translate relative to the ball nut and the housing. The ball shaft has an opening extending therethrough. A pin is separate from the ball shaft and inserted into the opening. The pin engages the housing to limit rotation of the ball shaft relative to the housing.
Claims20
A steering system, comprising:
- a housing;
- a ball shaft translatable relative to the housing, the ball shaft having first and second opposite end portions configured to be coupled to wheels of a vehicle to turn the wheels of the vehicle when the ball shaft translates relative to the housing, the ball shaft having an opening extending therethrough;
- a ball nut rotatably mounted within the housing, rotation of the ball nut responsively causing the ball shaft to translate relative to the ball nut and the housing;
- and
- a pin separate from the ball shaft and inserted into the opening, the pin engaging the housing to limit rotation of the ball shaft relative to the housing.
A steering system, comprising:
- a housing defining a slot;
- a ball shaft translatable relative to the housing, the ball shaft having first and second opposite end portions configured to be coupled to wheels of a vehicle to turn the wheels of the vehicle when the ball shaft translates relative to the housing;
- a ball nut rotatably mounted within the housing, rotation of the ball nut responsively causing the ball shaft to translate relative to the ball nut and the housing;
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- a pin separate from and joined to the ball shaft, the pin projecting into the slot to limit rotation of the ball shaft relative to the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.