Bearing system for a worm in a steering gear

A steering gear, comprising a mounting for a worm that meshes with a worm gear, the mounting comprising:

• a bearing which is designed as a pivot bearing and has an outer ring, an inner ring and rolling bodies received movably between the outer ring and the inner ring, the bearing being pivotably disposed in a bearing seat that receives the outer ring of the bearing, and the inner ring receiving one shaft end of two shaft ends of the worm so as to mount said one shaft end of the worm radially in a housing of the steering gear;
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• a spring load acting axially on the pivotable mounting of the worm wherein a spring element is provided on the bearing designed as a pivot bearing, the spring element applying a spring force, which supports pivoting of the worm toward the worm gear, to a region of the outer ring of the bearing so as to provide a spring load to the worm, wherein said bearing is configured so that said region to which the spring force is applied faces along an axis of the worm in a direction toward the worm gear where the worm meshes with the worm gear.

A power steering system comprising a steering gear which has a mounting for a worm that meshes with a worm gear, the mounting comprising:

• a bearing which is designed as a pivot bearing and has an outer ring, an inner ring and rolling bodies received movably between the outer ring and inner ring, the bearing being pivotably disposed in a bearing seat that receives the outer ring of the bearing, and the inner ring receiving one shaft end of two shaft ends of the worm so as to mount said one shaft end of the worm radially in the housing of the steering gear;
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• a spring load acting axially on the pivotable mounting of the worm wherein a spring element is provided on the bearing designed as a pivot bearing, the spring element applying a spring force, which supports pivoting of the worm toward the worm gear, to a region of the outer ring of the bearing so as to provide a spring load to the worm, wherein said bearing is configured so that said region to which the spring force is applied faces along an axis of the worm in a direction toward the worm gear where the worm meshes with the worm gear.