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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1997
Louis D DeLellis, South Lyon, MI (US);
Robert M Kuhn, Temperance, MI (US);
Chrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A rack and pinion steering system for a sport utility vehicle having a solid front axle includes a pinion gear connected to the steering column of the vehicle and a rack gear meshed with the pinion gear. A coupling segment is moved by the engagement segment, and an arm is connected to the coupling segment. A drag link in turn is connected to the arm and is coupled to a first front wheel of the vehicle. Also, a tie rod couples the first front wheel to the second front wheel of the vehicle. With this structure, rotation of the pinion gear by the steering column causes the rack gear and arm to move translationally, thereby moving the drag link to turn the first front wheel. The first front wheel cooperates with the tie rod to simultaneously turn the second front wheel.