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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 1991
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Algis Oslapas, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Manfred Rumpel, Birmingham, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180 791 ; 280 91 ; 7438 / ;
Abstract
A steering gear and system for a vehicle having steerable roadwheels located on more than one axle includes a control module, a rotary motor responsive to signals from the control module for providing power for steering the roadwheels, and a nonreversible gearset powered by the motor for converting rotary motion of the motor into linear motion for steering the roadwheels, with the motor being capable of driving the gearset but with the gearset being incapable of driving the motor in response to force inputs from the roadwheels into the gearset.