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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2002
Juergen Bieber, Schwaebisch Gmuend, DE;
Juergen Bieber, Schwaebisch Gmuend, DE;
ZF Lenksysteme GmbH, Schwaebisch Gmuend, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a rack and pinion steering device having a rack () which is arranged in a housing () and is connected at both ends to the steerable wheels via track rods () and steering arms, and having a pinion () which engages continuously in the rack () and is connected to the manual steering wheel via a steering column, and having stop means () which are integrated at both ends between the housing () and axially movable parts of the rack and pinion steering device and limit the axial movement of the rack () in both steering directions, the stop means () comprising elastically compliant material () which is completely enclosed in nonelastic parts () of the stop means () which can move axially with respect to one another.