Machine element or mechanism – Gearing – Directly cooperating gears
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-03
2007-04-03
Hannon, Thomas R. (Department: 3682)
Machine element or mechanism
Gearing
Directly cooperating gears
C074S492000, C074S493000, C180S180000, C180S441000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10914310
ABSTRACT:
A thrust piece unit for rack-and-pinion steering mechanisms, which is integrated into a housing bore of the steering mechanism housing of motor vehicles, in order to keep the pinion in constant intermeshing with the rack, the thrust piece unit comprising a cylinder part, a piston part and two chambers which are matched with one another and are filled with hydraulic medium and which are connected to one another via a replenishing valve and via a throttle point, and overload protection being additionally integrated in the thrust piece unit.
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Bieber Juergen
Schaenzel Rainer
Schmidt Michael
Hannon Thomas R.
Jordan and Hamburg LLP
Krause Justin
ZF Lenksysteme GmbH
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