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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Joe L. Buchwitz, Huntington Woods, MI (US);
Christopher Sells, Livonia, MI (US);
John Wesley Stanley, Belleville, MI (US);
Vijay Bokil, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 7/20 (2006.01); B62D 3/12 (2006.01); B62D 1/185 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 7/20 (2013.01); B62D 1/185 (2013.01); B62D 3/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A steering system includes a mounting bracket, a drag link elongated from a first end rotatably coupled to the mounting bracket to a second end, a steering arm rotatably coupled to the second end, and a telescoping shaft rotatably coupled to the drag link. The drag link includes a housing and a rack slidable in the housing. The telescoping shaft is operably coupled to the drag link to slide the rack relative to the housing when the telescoping shaft rotates.