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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Robert Marcel Mrozek, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/04 (2006.01); F16H 37/02 (2006.01); F16H 25/22 (2006.01); F16H 25/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/0424 (2013.01); B62D 5/0448 (2013.01); F16H 25/2219 (2013.01); F16H 37/02 (2013.01); F16H 2025/2081 (2013.01); F16H 2025/2096 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture for a steering apparatus for use with vehicles are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a housing for a vehicle steering system, a motor, an actuator, and a rack disposed in the housing, the motor to provide a torque to the actuator via a belt to translate the rack relative to the housing, and a first gear disposed between the motor and the actuator, the first gear to transfer the torque from the motor to the actuator when the belt does not provide the torque.