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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2024
Zf Cv Systems Global Gmbh, Bern, CH;
Praful Bari, West Lafayette, IN (US);
ZF CV SYSTEMS GLOBAL GMBH, Bern, CH;
Abstract
A steering system for a recreational vehicle (RV) includes a steering column and a sheet-metal bracket. The sheet-metal bracket has a central curved portion with a concave surface configured to receive a convex outer surface of a cylindrical portion of the steering column, and a first and second flange portions disposed on each side of the central curve portion. Each of the first and second flange portions have a plurality of through holes and a plurality of gussets. The plurality of gussets provide rigidity between each flange portion and the central curved portion. The concave curved surface of the bracket is disposed against the convex outer surface of the cylindrical portion of the steering column, and the bracket is fixedly attached to a chassis of the RV using at least two bolts passing through at least two through holes of the plurality of through holes.