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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022

Filed:

Jul. 13, 2020
Applicant:

Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);

Inventors:

Daniel J. Diffin, Freeland, MI (US);

David E. King, Freeland, MI (US);

Mark A. Wolfer, East Lansing, MI (US);

Christopher L. Walsh, Saginaw, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/20 (2006.01); B62D 6/00 (2006.01); F16D 1/08 (2006.01); B21B 1/22 (2006.01); B62D 6/10 (2006.01); B62D 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 6/008 (2013.01); B21B 1/22 (2013.01); B62D 1/20 (2013.01); B62D 6/10 (2013.01); F16D 1/0858 (2013.01); B60Y 2304/07 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/83 (2013.01); B60Y 2410/1022 (2013.01); B60Y 2410/12 (2013.01); B62D 5/005 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of manufacturing a torsion bar for a steering system is provided. The method includes supporting a torsion bar blank on a cold forming machine with a plurality of dies at a first end region of the torsion bar blank and a second end region of the torsion bar blank. The method also includes rolling the torsion bar blank to form an end region having a cylindrical outer surface extending from an axial end surface and a serrated portion disposed proximate the end region and axially offset from the axial end surface.


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