Patent ID: 9227652
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: B62D,F16H,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An automotive steering system, comprising: a steering assembly including a rack and a pinion; a rack bearing configured to contact the rack, the rack bearing disposed in a rack bearing bore of a housing; and a wear compensation assembly in fluid communication with a rack bearing bore cavity disposed within the rack bearing, the wear compensation assembly configured to draw fluid from a fluid reservoir through a channel portion into the rack bearing bore cavity based on a negative pressure occurring in the rack bearing bore cavity in response to at least one of the channel portion forming due to wear occurring within the system and the channel portion increasing in size due to the wear, the wear occurring in response to movement of the rack bearing within the rack bearing bore, the wear compensation assembly including a component that maintains the fluid reservoir at a pressure that is greater than the negative pressure.