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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
May. 25, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
William J. Wayton, Jr., Toledo, OH (US);
Daniel E. Beitzel, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Assignee:
Dana Corporation, Toledo, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/03 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/03 ;
Abstract
A steering shaft assembly for a vehicle includes a slip joint. The slip joint includes a pair of members, each member includes first and second collar and one or more rods extending therebetween. The one or rods of one member are slidably supported by linear bearings mounted in one of the collars of the other member for providing relative axial movement of the members between a fully retracted position and a fully extended position.