Patent ID: 9469333
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: B62D,F16H

Claim Text:
1. A rack and pinion mechanism comprising: a pinion shaft at which pinion teeth are formed; a rack shaft at which rack teeth to be engaged with the pinion teeth are formed; a pressing portion arranged at a side of the rack shaft opposite to a side of the rack shaft at which the rack teeth are formed and pressing the rack shaft toward the pinion shaft; a first elastic body biasing the pressing portion in a direction approaching the pinion shaft by an elastic restoring force; and a second elastic body biasing the pressing portion in a direction away from the pinion shaft by an elastic restoring force, wherein a first biasing force with which the first elastic body biases the pressing portion is larger than a second biasing force with which the second elastic body biases the pressing portion in an initial state.