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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 30, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wolfgang Joerg, Stuttgart, DE;
Jaromir Bordovsky, Berglen, DE;
Aydogan Cakmaz, Stuttgart, DE;
Hubert Heck, Duesseldorf, DE;
Arno Roehringer, Ditzingen, DE;
Claus Gall, Fellbach, DE;
Reinhold Abt, Neuhausen, DE;
Rainer Strauss, Kaarst, DE;
Karl-Hans Koehler, Wernau, DE;
Assignee:
Mercedes-Benz AG, , DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74422 ; 74 29 ; 74498 ; 180444 ;
Abstract
A servo-assisted rack-and-pinion steering system in which the rack is drive-coupled to a pinion which is mounted to move between two end positions in the longitudinal direction of the rack so that its movements control the servo motor. The end positions of the pinion are defined by two friction wheels which are driven continuously in opposite directions by the servo motor, in each case allowing an auxiliary force to be transmitted to the pinion.