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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2017
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Travis S. Larson, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
George E. Doerr, Davisburg, MI (US);
Miroslaw Zaloga, Shelby Township, MI (US);
John T. Zuzelski, Clarkston, MI (US);
David Juarez, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A steering assembly for a vehicle includes a steering gear including a steering gear housing enclosing a steering rack, the steering rack coupled to a tie rod at a joint, at least one boot assembly configured to enclose the joint between the steering rack and the tie rod. The at least one boot assembly includes a first boot proximate to the joint and a second boot disposed outward of the first boot. The first and second boots define a void therebetween.