Machine element or mechanism – Control lever and linkage systems – Hand operated
Patent
1997-12-24
1999-05-25
Herrman, Allan D.
Machine element or mechanism
Control lever and linkage systems
Hand operated
74422, 384 37, 384 42, B62D 522, F16H 1904, F16C 2702
Patent
active
059061383
ABSTRACT:
A yoke (30) supports a rack (14) in a steering gear housing (12). The yoke (30) comprises a rolled and folded metal sheet (62) having a cylindrical configuration defining a side wall (50) and an end wall (52) of the yoke (30). The side wall (50) has a cylindrical contour which is complementary to a cylindrical inner surface (54) of the housing (12). The end wall (52) has a semi-cylindrical contour which is complementary to a semi-cylindrical surface portion (58) of the rack (14).
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Herrman Allan D.
TRW Inc.
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