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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2009
Akitake Kawakubo, Nara, JP;
Yoshinori Suzuki, Okazaki, JP;
Hirofumi Ishimi, Katsuragi, JP;
JTekt Corporation, Osaka-Shi, JP;
Abstract
A rack shaft support device includes: a rack shaft support member that slidably supports a rack shaft; a sealing member fixed to an inlet port of a retention hole formed in a housing; an intermediate member that is interposed between the rack shaft support member and the sealing member; a torsion spring that couples the intermediate member so that torque is transmitted to the intermediate member; a torsion amount adjusting member that is attached to the sealing member in such a manner that a position of the torsion amount adjusting member with respect to the sealing member is adjustable and adjusts a torsion amount of the torsion spring; and a cam mechanism that converts a rotation force of the intermediate member induced by untwisting of the torsion spring into a force by which the intermediate member pushes the rack shaft support member.