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US 2014/0230597 A1Published application
Intermediate shaft for steering column with bearing and lock sleeve
AssigneeSteering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
InventorMelvin L. Tinnin
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Abstract
In one aspect of the invention, an intermediate shaft for a steering column assembly of a vehicle is provided. The intermediate shaft includes a shaft element, a universal joint coupling including an inner yoke coupled to the shaft element and an outer yoke coupled to the inner yoke, and at least one of a bearing and a lock sleeve coupled to the outer yoke.
Claims15
A yoke for a universal coupling, the yoke comprising:
- a base shaft;
- a pair of yoke ears extending from the base shaft;
- and
- at least one of a bearing and a lock sleeve coupled to the base shaft.
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An intermediate shaft for a steering column assembly of a vehicle, the intermediate shaft comprising:
- a shaft element;
- a universal joint coupling including an inner yoke coupled to the shaft element and an outer yoke coupled to the inner yoke;
- and
- at least one of a bearing and a lock sleeve coupled to the outer yoke.
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A steering column assembly for a vehicle, the steering column assembly comprising:
- a steering column shaft;
- and
- an intermediate shaft coupled to the steering column shaft, the intermediate shaft comprising:
- a shaft element;
- a universal joint coupling including an inner yoke coupled to the shaft element and an outer yoke coupled to the inner yoke;
- and
- at least one of a bearing and a lock sleeve coupled to the outer yoke, wherein the outer yoke is coupled to the steering column shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.