Rack and pinion steering gear
This patent describes a rack and pinion steering gear comprising: a pinion; a rack meshing the pinion; a movable retainer disposed on the side of the rack opposite to the pinion to support thereon the rack; a stationary adjuster; a coil spring disposed between the retainer and the adjuster for urging the retainer against the rack; the adjuster being changeable in position for adjustment of a force which is generated by the spring and with which the rack is urged for contact with the pinion; the retainer and the adjuster having adjacent end faces; and a resilient member interposed between the adjacent end faces of the retainer and the adjuster; at least one of the adjacent end faces being so shaped as to allow the resilient member of itself to retain the ability of being compressed further even when the retainer comes nearest possible to the adjuster.
- Assignee:
- Nissan Motor Co., Limited, Yokohama
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4788878
- OSTI ID:
- 6363983
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: Filed date 15 Jun 1987
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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