Motor vehicles – Steering gear – No mechanical connection between steering shaft and steering...
Reexamination Certificate
2005-05-24
2005-05-24
Hurley, Kevin (Department: 3611)
Motor vehicles
Steering gear
No mechanical connection between steering shaft and steering...
C280S089000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06896089
ABSTRACT:
A steer-by-wire steering system10for steering road wheels40A and40B on a vehicle. The steering system10includes a steering wheel12rotatable by an operator to command steering of the steered road wheels40A and40B, and a steering input shaft16mechanically linked to the steering wheel12.A housing structure14is disposed proximate the steering input shaft16.A male member46is provided on the housing structure, and a female receptacle50is formed in the steering input shaft16for matingly receiving the male member46.The female receptacle50comprises a pair of end walls52and54for limiting rotational travel of the steering wheel12.The steering system10further has an actuator26for rotating the wheels40A and40B on the vehicle in response to rotation of the steering wheel12.
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Lopez Michael Patrick
Mills Aaron L.
Brown Gregory P.
Ford Global Technologies LLC
Hurley Kevin
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