Yoke apparatus for rack and pinion

Details Yoke apparatus for rack and pinion Yoke apparatus for rack and pinion

1996-04-10

1998-09-08

Marmor, Charles A.

Machine element or mechanism

Gearing

Directly cooperating gears

74 8911, 74 8919, 384 37, F16H 104

Patent

active

058029192

ABSTRACT:
A yoke assembly for a rack and pinion steering system includes a bearing disc member having a pair of bearing surfaces for slidingly supporting and urging the rack toward the pinion. The bearing disc member is kinematically supported by an elastomeric member. The elastomeric forces are conically applied toward an apex located well within the rack and away from the bearing surfaces. This results in the bearing disc member rotating slightly in a contra-pitch direction and forming a lubrication wedge whenever the rack moves along its axis of translation. The yoke assembly is of a compact design that can be substituted for the yoke assembly of any conventional rack and pinion steering system.

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