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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2018
Applicant:
Trw Automotive U.s. Llc, Livonia, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brian A. Urbach, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
John F. Santori, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
ZF Active Safety and Electronics US LLC, Livonia, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/04 (2006.01); F16H 25/24 (2006.01); F16H 25/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/0448 (2013.01); B62D 5/0424 (2013.01); F16H 25/24 (2013.01); F16H 25/2204 (2013.01); F16H 2025/2445 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power steering assembly has a housing and a ball nut assembly supported on the housing. The ball nut assembly has a ball nut axis. The housing has a first surface between the housing and the ball nut assembly. The ball nut assembly also has a second surface. The second surface rotates on the first surface such that the ball nut assembly rotates relative to the housing on a rotation axis that is transverse to the ball nut axis.