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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul R. Sahr, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Richard A. Stoll, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/083 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/083 ;
Abstract
A power-assisted steering apparatus ( ) for turning steerable wheels of a vehicle is provided. The apparatus ( ) comprises a one-piece monolithic component ( ). The one-piece monolithic component ( ) includes a pinion gear portion ( ) for meshingly engaging a rack bar ( ), a valve sleeve portion ( ) for cooperating with a valve core ( ) to actuate the hydraulic motor ( ), and a torsion bar portion ( ) extending axially outwardly of the valve sleeve portion ( ) opposite the pinion gear portion ( ).