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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2013
Nicholas Witting, Clark, NJ (US);
Joseph Liquore, Randolph, NJ (US);
Timothy J. Hagan, Succasunna, NJ (US);
Nicholas Witting, Clark, NJ (US);
Joseph Liquore, Randolph, NJ (US);
Timothy J. Hagan, Succasunna, NJ (US);
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation, Aurora, OH (US);
Abstract
A steering yoke is disclosed and includes a hollow cylindrical body that can be formed from a laminated sheet of metal and polymer. The hollow cylindrical body includes a substantially uniform wall thickness. Further, the hollow cylindrical body can include a first half, a second half, a seam extending at least partially along the body between the first half and the second half, an upper end having a surface, and a lower open end. The steering yoke can also include a bearing surface coupled to the surface of the upper end of the hollow cylindrical body and a spring perch disposed in the lower end of the hollow cylindrical body. The spring perch can include a spring pocket configured to support and retain a spring for supplying a biasing force to the yoke.