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US 5,964,536 AGranted
Bearing for a vehicle steering column
AssigneeFuji Kiko Co., Ltd.
InventorSatoshi Kinoshita
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Abstract
A bearing includes a bushing having an axis and a retainer supporting the bushing. The retainer includes an annular planar portion extending perpendicular to the axis and a plurality of wedge portions projecting radially outward from the annular planar portion in circumferentially spaced relation.
Claims29
A bearing comprising:
- a bushing having an axis, said bushing including a cylindrical portion and a plurality of tongue portions extending from a radial inner periphery of the cylindrical portion in one axial direction to define a shoulder portion between the cylindrical portion and the plurality of tongue portions;
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- a retainer supporting the bushing, said retainer including an annular planar portion extending perpendicular to the axis and a plurality of wedge portions projecting radially outward from the annular portion in a circumferentially spaced relation.
A steering shaft supporting structure, comprising:
- a housing;
- a steering shaft disposed within said housing, wherein said steering shaft rotates about an axis and tilts relative to said axis;
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- a bearing disposed between said steering shaft and said housing, said bearing including a bushing and a retainer supporting said bushing,
- wherein said retainer includes an annular planar portion extending perpendicular to the axis and a plurality of wedge portions projecting radially outward from the annular planar portion in a circumferentially spaced relation to lock a movement of the bearing relative to the housing in one axial direction, and
- wherein said bushing includes a cylindrical portion retained by the annular planar portion of said retainer and a plurality of tongue portions extending from a radial inner periphery of said cylindrical portion in said one axial direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.