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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2020
Applicant:
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Inventors:
Gregory D. Brzezinski, Freeland, MI (US);
Benjamin J. Kolhagen, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Harold J. Nelson, Standish, MI (US);
Assignee:
Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/03 (2006.01); B62D 1/16 (2006.01); B23P 11/00 (2006.01); B62D 1/20 (2006.01); F16D 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/03 (2013.01); B23P 11/00 (2013.01); B62D 1/16 (2013.01); B62D 1/20 (2013.01); F16D 3/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a steering shaft assembly includes inserting an inner shaft into an outer shaft along a longitudinal axis. The method further includes placing the inner shaft and the outer shaft into a tool having a staking tool provided with a staking feature; aligning a stake with a base of a tooth of the plurality of fine teeth of the outer shaft; and pressing the stake axially into an outer shaft first end to a predetermined depth using the staking feature.