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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Cory R. Ricker, Hemlock, MI (US);
Inventor:
Cory R. Ricker, Hemlock, MI (US);
Assignee:
STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION, Saginaw, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/12 (2006.01); F16H 19/04 (2006.01); B62D 3/12 (2006.01); F16H 55/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/12 (2013.01); B62D 3/123 (2013.01); F16H 19/04 (2013.01); F16H 55/283 (2013.01); Y10T 74/18096 (2015.01); Y10T 74/19623 (2015.01);
Abstract
A wear compensator assembly configured for exerting a predetermined biasing force on a rack and a pinion shaft of a steering gear assembly is disclosed. The wear compensator assembly includes a cam member having a seating surface and a biasing member seated against the seating surface of the cam member. The biasing member is configured to be compressed by a predetermined amount and to exert the predetermined biasing force.