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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2005
Francis J. Holmes, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Barry C. Worrell, Centerville, OH (US);
Joseph M. Johnson, Huntington Woods, MI (US);
George Frank Richards, Springfield, OH (US);
Francis J. Holmes, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Barry C. Worrell, Centerville, OH (US);
Joseph M. Johnson, Huntington Woods, MI (US);
George Frank Richards, Springfield, OH (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A gear system for coupling a steering wheel to a steering wheel shaft, comprising: a first gear rotatable about a first axis and connected to the steering wheel, wherein rotation of the steering wheel causes rotation of the first gear; a second gear engaged to the first gear and configured to rotate about another axis when the steering wheel is rotated, wherein the another axis is displaced from the first axis; and a housing disposed about the gear system, wherein the housing remains in a stationary position during rotation of the steering wheel.