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Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022

Filed:

Jun. 25, 2019
Applicant:

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

Inventor:

William H. Georges, Saginaw, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 7/16 (2006.01); B62D 33/02 (2006.01); B62D 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 7/163 (2013.01); B62D 3/12 (2013.01); B62D 3/126 (2013.01); B62D 33/0207 (2013.01);
Abstract

A rack assembly for a vehicle steering system includes a first rack component extending longitudinally from a first outer end to a first inner end, the first rack component having a first shoulder extending radially outwardly from a neck region to a head region. The rack assembly also includes a second rack component extending longitudinally from a second outer end to a second inner end, the second rack component having a second shoulder extending radially outwardly from a neck region to a head region. The rack assembly further includes a coupling assembly having an inner surface defining a hollow region that the head region of the first rack component and the head region of the second rack component are each disposed within, the inner surface having a first radial protrusion in abutment with the first shoulder and a second radial protrusion in abutment with the second shoulder.


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