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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 1976
Filed:
Jul. 16, 1974
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gerhard Hagele, Hohenstadt, DT;
Assignee:
Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3081 / ; 3081 / ;
Abstract
A housing for the bearing of a worm gear of the type used in steering gear devices of vehicles is provided with a cover plate having an annular groove or cavity into which the conical disc spring which bears on a ball bearing race can bend or bow in order to give it the freedom required for precise pretensioning or resilient compression against the radial face of the race.