Patent ID: 9517792
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: B62D,F16H

Claim Text:
1. A yoke clearance compensator comprising: a yoke body having a cavity and configured to support a rack bar; a plate spring comprising a first main surface and a second main surface; and a pusher assembly comprising a pusher, a yoke plug and a torsion spring placed inside a bore of the yoke plug, wherein the torsion spring is connected to the pusher and configured to cause the pusher to rotate about an axis relative to the yoke plug, wherein the pusher is engaged with the yoke plug such that the pusher moves along the axis relative to the yoke plug as it rotates about the axis, the pusher comprising a convex portion, wherein the yoke body, the plate spring and the pusher assembly are arranged in order along the axis such: wherein the yoke clearance compensator is configured such that the torsion spring causes the pusher to rotate about the axis relative to the yoke plug and to move toward the yoke body along the axis, which causes the convex portion of the pusher to push the central portion of the plate spring such that the central portion of the plate spring is depressed toward the cavity of the yoke body and the perimeter of the plate spring exerts force to the yoke body along the axis for the yoke body to transmit the force to the rack bar.