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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1999
Steven A. Peppler, West Lafayette, IN (US);
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
A steering apparatus (,) for use in a vehicle (,) having a steerable road wheel (,) includes a steering member (,) supporting the road wheel for rotation relative to the steering member. A vehicle suspension part (,) supports the steering member (,) for pivotal movement about a steering axis (,). The vehicle suspension part (,) has a housing portion (,) defining a chamber (,). A piston (,) is located in the chamber (,) and divides the chamber into first and second chamber portions (,). The piston (,) is movable in response to changes in fluid pressure in the chamber portions (,). An output shaft (,) is rotatable in opposite directions in response to movement of the piston (,) in opposite directions. The output shaft (,) is connected to the steering member (,) to pivot the steering member about the steering axis (,) upon rotation of the output shaft.