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US 5,157,987 AGranted
Tie rod device
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsShiro Satoh, Takashi Takeuchi, Koji Shibuya, Tetsuya Kogo
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Abstract
A tie rod device includes a vibration-absorbing damper. The tie rod comprises a tie rod assembly comprising first and second rods for interconnecting a rack shaft and a knuckle. The vibration-absorbing damper is interposed between the first and second rods for absorbing vibration transmitted from the knuckle.
Claims3
A tie rod device for use with a steering mechanism having a rack shaft and a knuckle, comprising:
- a tie rod assembly comprising first and second rods for interconnecting the rack shaft and the knuckle, said first and second rods being connected to the rack shaft and the knuckle respectively;
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- vibration-absorbing means interposed between said first and second rods for absorbing vibration transmitted from the knuckle, said vibration-absorbing means comprising a hydraulic damper in which hydraulic and pneumatic mediums are separately filled and are axially compressible and expandable over a predetermined stroke, such that relative axial movement between said first and second rods is limited within the predetermined stroke and said first and second rods move axially together with said hydraulic damper over a stroke larger than the predetermined stroke.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.