Patent ID: 6193008
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
A rack-and-pinion assisted steering system which is provided in a shippable form for subsequent installation, said steering system comprising:a servo motor including a cylinder housing;a multiple-part steering housing including a pinion housing and a highly elastic connection housing disposed between said pinion housing and the cylinder housing of the servo motor;a pinion rotatably supported in said pinion housing;a rack axially displaceably guided in said steering housing;a spring-loaded pressure piece provided in said pinion housing which urges said rack into engagement with said pinion, said pressure piece allowing some desirable play between said rack and said pinion during use; anda pressure member which releasably presses said pressure piece into positive engagement with said rack which is in turn pressed into positive engagement with said pinion to temporarily eliminate the desirable play between said rack and said pinion otherwise allowed by said pressure piece, whereby after shipping and installation said pressure member is released to eliminate the positive engagement of said pressure piece with said pinion and to allow the desirable play during use.