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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
May. 26, 2023
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Matthew L. Messing, Saginaw, MI (US);
Douglas M. Schneider, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Steven R. Burk, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Robert J. Smith, Midland, MI (US);
Phillip D. Beckman, Jr., Saginaw, MI (US);
Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Abstract
A steering shaft assembly includes a shaft having an end region to be coupled to another component with a mechanical fastener, the shaft comprising a protrusion extending radially outwardly from the shaft within the end region of the shaft. The steering shaft assembly also includes a ring flag coupleable to the end region of the shaft, the ring flag comprising a recess positioned to receive the protrusion of the shaft at a desired relative axial position of the ring flag and the shaft to rotationally align the ring flag and the shaft at a desired rotational position.