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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Washnock, Canton, MI (US);
Soungjin Jason Wou, Novi, MI (US);
Jack Barry, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jennifer Laz, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Garry Robert Smith, Grosse Pointe Park, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 3/08 (2006.01); B62D 5/04 (2006.01); B62D 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 3/08 (2013.01); B62D 5/0424 (2013.01); B62D 5/0448 (2013.01); B62D 5/0454 (2013.01); B62D 7/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
Steering actuators for vehicles are described herein. An example actuator includes a rack to be coupled to a knuckle of a vehicle, a ball nut coupled to the rack, a ring gear coupled to the ball nut, and a motor with a pinion engaged with the ring gear. The motor is to rotate the ball nut, via the pinion and the ring gear, to move the rack linearly.