Motor vehicles – Steering gear – With electric power assist
Reexamination Certificate
2005-04-26
2005-04-26
Morris, Lesley D. (Department: 3611)
Motor vehicles
Steering gear
With electric power assist
C180S443000, C074S3880PS
Reexamination Certificate
active
06883635
ABSTRACT:
An isolation system for a ball-screw assembly including: a ball-screw; a ball-screw nut wherein the ball-screw is configured to engage the ball-screw nut, the ball-screw nut is enclosed in a ball-screw nut container; and a member disposed between the ball-screw nut and the ball-screw nut container, the member having selected properties.A method of providing a degree of freedom to a steering mechanism, the method including: selecting a member, the member having selected properties; and interposing the member between a ball-screw nut and a ball-screw nut container.
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EP Search Report dated Jan. 9, 2004 for European Serial No. 02 07 7178.
Birsching Joel Edward
Champagne Anthony J.
King David E.
Lynn Randy R.
Delphi Technologies Inc.
Lum L
Morris Lesley D.
Smith Michael D.
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