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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2005
Applicants:
Shuichi Kubota, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiro Kuzumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidetoshi Kaida, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Oiles Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A rack-and-pinion type steering apparatusincludes a gear casemade of aluminum or an aluminum alloy and having a hollow portion; a steering shaftrotatably supported by the gear casethrough rolling bearingsand; a pinionwhich is rotatably supported in the gear casethrough the steering shaft; a rack baron which rack teethmeshing with the pinionare formed; and a rack guidewhich is disposed in the hollow portioninside the gear caseand supports the rack barslidably with respect to its moving direction A.