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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.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 1994

Filed:

Jan. 27, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:

Yasuo Shimizu, Tochigi, JP;

Toshitake Kawai, Tochigi, JP;

Junji Yuzuriha, Tochigi, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ; B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180 791 ; 180 79 ; 180 793 ;
Abstract

A steering apparatus steers a steerable road wheel in response to turning movement of a steering wheel with a variable steering angle ratio therebetween. The steering apparatus includes a first member operatively coupled to either one of the steerable road wheel and the steering wheel, and a second member operatively coupled to the other of the steerable road wheel and the steering wheel. The first member has a portion engaging the second member at a variable engaging position that is movable on a predetermined path. The steering angle ratio varies when the engaging position varies. When the steering angle ratio varies with the first and second members in their respective neutral positions, the first and second members remain completely still, and their neutral positions are kept in alignment with each other.


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