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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2000
Soo-Bo Park, Suwon, KR;
Un-Koo Lee, Kunpo, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An automotive steering rack-stroke adjusting device with which a driver can conveniently control the length of a steering rack-stroke as needed for changing a minimum turning radius, the device including: a rotational body rotatively arranged at both ends of a power cylinder of a steering system; a stop plate fixed at a rack for inserting or overlapping to the center of the rotational body according to the rotational state of the rotational body when the rack is pulled to the power cylinder to the maximum extent; and an actuator for rotating the rotational body forwards or backwards under the control of a control unit which is manipulated by a driver with an operational switch.