Rack guide having linear inner walls for supporting a rack

Details Rack guide having linear inner walls for supporting a rack Rack guide having linear inner walls for supporting a rack

1998-07-27

2000-06-20

Fenstermacher, David M.

Machine element or mechanism

Gearing

Follow-up mechanism

74422, 180427, 280267, F16H 3500

Patent

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060764171

ABSTRACT:
A rack guide (30) in a rack and pinion steering gear housing (12) comprises a cylindrical structure having a peripheral wall (42), an end wall (52), and an inner wall (71). The peripheral wall (42) has an outer surface (40) with a contour complementary to an inner surface (44) of the housing (12). The end wall (52) has a rack guide surface (54) configured to engage the rack (14) in line contact along a first straight line (57) parallel to the longitudinal axis (17) of the rack (14). The inner wall (71) has a linear configuration adjoining the end wall (52) along a second straight line (101) parallel to the first straight line (57).

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