Variable length tie rod assembly

Details Variable length tie rod assembly Variable length tie rod assembly

1986-06-17

1987-12-22

Love, John J.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Running gear

74586, 403377, B62D 716

Patent

active

047142626

ABSTRACT:
A variable length tie rod assembly includes a tie rod and a ball and socket assembly. The ball and socket assembly has a socket housing with a ball stud disposed in the socket housing. A tie rod extends into the socket housing. The variable length tie rod assembly includes adjustment means for effecting relative movement between the ball and socket assembly and the tie rod. The adjustment means includes a pinion rotatably mounted in the socket housing. The pinion has teeth disposed in meshing engagement with teeth formed in one end portion of the tie rod. The pinion is rotatable relative to the socket housing to effect axial movement of the tie rod relative to the socket housing.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2372705 (1945-04-01), Bicker
patent: 3301572 (1967-01-01), Tapp et al.
patent: 3887211 (1975-06-01), Mazur
patent: 3938822 (1976-02-01), Guerriero
patent: 3988818 (1976-11-01), Allison

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