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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2024
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Kyle R. Mazure, Saginaw, MI (US);
Harold J. Nelson, Standish, MI (US);
Lee J. Stoeckl, Mount Morris, MI (US);
Adam J. Ross, Saginaw, MI (US);
Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Abstract
A steering shaft assembly for a vehicle steering system includes an inner shaft having an interface portion of an outer surface of the inner shaft, wherein the interface portion is roughened with a laser ablation process. The steering shaft assembly also includes an outer shaft defining a bore which receives a portion of the inner shaft therein. The steering shaft assembly further includes a plastic material disposed directly on a portion of the outer surface of the inner shaft without an intermediate material or agent between the plastic material and the outer surface.