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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
May. 13, 2014
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Joen C. Bodtker, Gaines, MI (US);
Gregory D. Brzezinski, Saginaw, MI (US);
STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION, Saginaw, MI (US);
Abstract
A universal joint assembly includes a hollow upper shaft having an inner surface, a lower shaft extending at least partially within the upper shaft, and a cage receiving at least a portion of the lower shaft, the cage positioned within the hollow upper shaft. The assembly further includes at least one upper tilt pin extending through the upper shaft and the cage, at least one groove formed in the inner surface of the upper shaft, and a lower tilt pin extending through the cage and the lower shaft. The lower tilt pin extends into the at least one groove.