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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2004
Tatsuyoshi Maruyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahide Kaneko, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsuhiro Hoshi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A bracket for connecting a steering rack housing to a vehicle body comprises a cylindrical inner member that is secured to one of the steering rack housing and the vehicle body; an outer member having a cylindrical bore in which the cylindrical member is disposed leaving a cylindrical space therebetween, the outer member being secured to the other one of the steering rack housing and the vehicle body; a first cylindrical elastic member received in the cylindrical space while being compressed between the inner and outer members; and a second elastic member put on at least one of axial ends of the outer member. The first and second elastic members are produced through different production processes.