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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Inventors:
George E. Arlt, Midland, MI (US);
Cory R. Ricker, Hemlock, MI (US);
Assignee:
Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 3/12 (2006.01); F16H 55/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 3/123 (2013.01); B62D 3/12 (2013.01); F16H 55/283 (2013.01); Y10T 74/19628 (2015.01);
Abstract
An automotive steering system includes a steering assembly including a rack and a pinion, and a rack bearing configured to contact the rack, the rack bearing disposed in a rack bearing bore of a housing. The system also includes a wear compensation assembly in fluid communication with a rack bearing bore cavity disposed within the rack bearing, the wear compensation assembly configured to draw fluid into the rack bearing bore cavity in response to movement of the rack bearing within the rack bearing bore.