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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2016
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Adam W. Lee, Bay City, MI (US);
Jeffrey E. Beyerlein, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Jason T. Rutkiewicz, Saginaw, MI (US);
Keith A. Kidder, Saginaw, MI (US);
Niklaus A. von Matt, Midland, MI (US);
STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION, Saginaw, MI (US);
Abstract
A gear includes a gear body and a first gear tooth. The gear body extends radially between an outer portion and an inner portion. The first gear tooth has a first tooth portion, a second tooth portion, and a first slot. The first tooth portion extends radially from the outer portion towards a first land. The second tooth portion is circumferentially spaced apart from the first tooth portion and extends radially from the outer portion towards a second land. The first slot is defined between the first tooth portion and the second tooth portion and extends from at least one of the first land and the second land towards a first slot root.