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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2020
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Troy M. Kinne, Freeland, MI (US);
Rodney M. Sanderson, Midland, MI (US);
Christopher A. Fall, Vassar, MI (US);
Rick A. Light, Clio, MI (US);
Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Abstract
A power-assist assembly comprising a housing including a drive axle portion extending between a pair of extension sleeve connection ends spaced along a first axis and an input gear portion extending along a second axis transverse to the first axis. A gear assist housing is connected to the input gear portion. A boot assembly connected to at least one of the extension sleeve connection ends. The boot assembly includes an extension sleeve connected to the extension sleeve connection end, a boot sleeve connected to the extension sleeve and spaced from the extension sleeve connection end of the housing by at least a portion of a length of the extension sleeve, and a boot retaining ring connected to the boot sleeve opposite the extension tube.