Patent ID: 11965572
Assignee: STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 10:
11. A method of forming a torsion bar, the method comprising:
providing a stock material;
forming a stock torsion bar with the stock material where the stock torsion bar has a first length and a uniform contour along the entire first length of the stock torsion bar;
cutting the stock torsion bar to form a torsion bar with the uniform contour and having a first end and a second end; and
forming chamfers adjacent at least one of the first end and the second end, wherein the chamfers extend immediately radially inwardly from an end of the first length to the first end and/or the second end;
wherein the torsion bar is a single, integrally formed component.