Motor vehicles – Steering gear – With fluid power assist
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-13
2007-02-13
Morris, Lesley D. (Department: 3611)
Motor vehicles
Steering gear
With fluid power assist
C180S439000, C180S441000, C180S417000, C060S473000, C060S476000, C060S475000, C091S437000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10900189
ABSTRACT:
A power steering system includes a reversible-type oil pump supplying hydraulic fluid to first and second pressure chambers of a hydraulic power cylinder through first and second passages and having first and second discharge ports, and a branch passage conveying part of hydraulic fluid discharged from the discharge ports of the oil pump to the outside of the pressure chambers of the power cylinder, wherein the branch passage has a passage sectional area greater than a total leak sectional area of the oil pump.
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Sasaki Mitsuo
Torizawa Yuji
Arce-Diaz Marlon
Hitachi , Ltd.
Morris Lesley D.
Sughrue & Mion, PLLC
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