Rack bar supporting device for steering gear

A rack bar supporting device for supporting a rack bar of a steering apparatus of a vehicle toward a pinion shaft, comprising;

• a rack bearing which is disposed at an opposite side of the pinion in a state of contacting the rack bar;
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• a biasing assembly which provides a force of pushing the rack bearing along a biasing axis toward the rack bar so that the rack bearing pushes the rack bar to be engaged with the pinion shaft,
• wherein the biasing assembly comprises:
• an adjustment plug which can be fixed at a plurality of positions along the biasing axis;
• an adjustment assembly comprising an adjustment member which is formed to be able to move along the biasing axis relatively to the adjustment plug toward the rack bearing and a first biasing member which is connected respectively to the adjustment plug and the adjustment member so as to provide a force of pushing the adjustment member toward the rack bearing with respect to the adjustment plug;
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• a support plate assembly comprising a first support plate which is supported by the rack bearing, a second support plate which is disposed to face the first support plate in a state of being supported by the adjustment member, a second biasing member which is interposed between the first and the second support plates so as to provide a force of pushing the first support plate along the biasing axis with respective to the second support plate, a first support member which supports the first support plate, and a second support member which is connected to the first support member such that the first and the second support plates are disposed therebetween and is formed to restrict movement of the second support plate in a direction away from the rack bearing.