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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2020
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Sergio R. Molinar, Freeland, MI (US);
Michael E. Partyka, Saginaw, MI (US);
Brandon L. Finney, Midland, MI (US);
Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Abstract
A steering shaft assembly comprising female shaft and a male shaft. The female shaft includes an inner surface defining a plurality of outer roller bearing tracks. The male shaft includes an outer surface defining a plurality of inner roller bearing tracks. An adaptable sleeve assembly is located between the inner surface of the female shaft and the outer surface of the male shaft and includes a body. The body defines an outer surface for contacting the inner surface of the female shaft and an inner surface for contacting the outer surface of the male shaft. The body defines at least one rib projecting radially outwardly from the outer surface of the body and projecting radially inwardly from the inner surface of the body. The at least one rib is inserted into one of the plurality of inner roller bearing tracks and one of the plurality of outer roller bearing tracks.