Patent ID: 9120501
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Rack-and-pinion steering system ( 1 ), comprising a drive element ( 14 ), an integral toothed rack ( 5 ) and a bearing point ( 4 ) for the toothed rack ( 5 ), wherein the toothed rack ( 5 ) comprises a toothed first part ( 15 ) and a second part ( 16 ), at least the first part ( 15 ) and the drive element ( 14 ) forming a steering gear, and the steering gear ( 17 ) being surrounded by a steering gear housing ( 2 ), and the bearing point ( 4 ) being surrounded by a bearing housing ( 3 ) that is sealed by at least one bellow ( 9 , 11 ), wherein the second part ( wherein the rack-and-pinion steering system ( wherein the portion of the toothed rack ( wherein the system facilitates mechanical and manufacturing efficiencies by eliminating the requirement for a link between the steering gear housing (