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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2013
Jtekt Europe, Irigny, FR;
Patrice Brochot, Oullins, FR;
JTEKT EUROPE, , FR;
Abstract
The yoke device comprises a rotary pad (), the inner periphery () of which is eccentric with respect to the outer periphery () and is applied against the back of the rack, which is thus pushed towards the teeth of the steering pinion. The rotary pad () is rotationally biased and positioned by a backlash compensation mechanism () with spring means. This mechanism comprises a rotating movable stop (), including gearings () having staggered teeth that engage with the notches () of a push member (). The staggered gear teeth comprise, on one sector, a pilot gearing () having planar teeth () provided with a protrusion () and, in another sector, at least one gearing () having planar teeth () with no protrusion.