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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2018
Applicant:
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Augustine, Mayville, MI (US);
Kevin P. Douglas, Bay City, MI (US);
Gary V. Weiss, Saginaw, MI (US);
William H. Georges, Saginaw, MI (US);
Assignee:
Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 3/12 (2006.01); B21K 1/76 (2006.01); B62D 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 3/126 (2013.01); B21K 1/767 (2013.01); B62D 5/0448 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rack bar blank for a steering system includes a first region having a first diameter. The rack bar blank also includes a second region having a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter prior to formation of teeth on the second region and a ball screw thread on the first region.