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US 2021/0277943 A1Published application
Hemispherical bushing assembly
AssigneeSteering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
InventorsJonathan R. Engelhardt, Patrick D. McCall, Joseph B. Rombach
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Abstract
A bushing assembly includes a bushing housing having an inner surface that is non-planar. The bushing assembly also includes an insert member having an interface surface in contact with the inner surface of the bushing housing, wherein the interface surface comprises a non-planar geometry corresponding to the inner surface of the bushing housing.
Claims15
A bushing assembly comprising:
- a bushing housing having an inner surface that is non-planar;
- and
- an insert member having an interface surface in contact with the inner surface of the bushing housing, wherein the interface surface comprises a non-planar geometry corresponding to the inner surface of the bushing housing.
A rack electric power steering system comprising:
- a rack housing mountable to a vehicle frame;
- a steering gear housing mounted to the rack housing, the steering gear housing having a bushing assembly comprising:
- a bushing housing having an inner surface that is concave;
- and
- an insert member having an interface surface in contact with the inner surface of the bushing housing, wherein the interface surface comprises a convex geometry corresponding to the inner surface of the bushing housing, the interface surface pivotable along the inner surface of the bushing housing to accommodate misalignment with a component that the bushing assembly is being mounted to.
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A bushing assembly comprising:
- a bushing housing having an inner surface that is non-planar;
- and
- a metal insert member having an interface surface in contact with the inner surface of the bushing housing, wherein the interface surface comprises a non-planar geometry corresponding to the inner surface of the bushing housing, wherein the bushing housing defines a threaded aperture extending through the inner surface, wherein the metal insert member defines a bore that is partially aligned with the threaded aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.