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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ulrich Asbrand, Altdorf, DE;
Jürgen Class, Illingen, DE;
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 3/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 3/12 ;
Abstract
In a rack-and-pinion steering gear for motor vehicles, in which in a steering gear housing a pressure piece is guided within a stub having an axis normal to that of the steering-gear housing so that the pressure piece is longitudinally displaceable in the guide stub. A preloading force acts on the pressure piece at an angle to the direction of motion of the pressure piece such that the pressure piece is held in engagement with a side wall of the stub in either direction of movement of the rack.