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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:
May. 08, 1979
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stanley E Anderson, Saginaw, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180154 ; 74526 ;
Abstract
This power steering gear has steering travel limiter for controlling the input rotation so that the hydraulic valve of the gear cannot be moved to a closed position previously established by contact of the wheel stop or internal stop in the gear. The limiter in the preferred embodiment employs a series of rings which are engaged in series in response to handwheel input and which prevent rotation of the input beyond a certain point at or inboard of internal stops or the wheel stops so that the valving of the gear cannot close to a point requiring the power steering pump to operate in relief.