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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2001
Zugang Huang, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Stephen J. Green, Clarkston, MI (US);
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for attachment to the body ( ) of a vehicle ( ) which has a front, rear and opposite sides and which has steerable wheels. The apparatus comprises a lower part ( ) having structure ( ) for fixed attachment at each of the opposite sides of the vehicle. A first steering control arm ( ) is pivotally connected to the lower part ( ) at one side of the vehicle. A second steering control arm ( ) is pivotally connected to the lower part ( ) at an opposite side of the vehicle. An upper part ( ) is connected with the lower part ( ). A rack and pinion steering mechanism ( ) includes a rack bar ( ) movable axially in opposite directions to effect steering movement of the steerable wheels of the vehicle. The steering mechanism ( ) includes a chamber ( ) through which the rack bar ( ) extends. The chamber is defined by surfaces of the upper and lower parts ( ).