Patent ID: 6860829

Claim:
A gear assembly for a vehicle steering system, comprising: a pinion ( 17 ) disposed on a shaft ( 5 ) in a manner fixed against relative rotation, a gear wheel ( 19 ) which meshes with the pinion ( 17 ), the pinion ( 17 ) and gear wheel ( 19 ) being prestressed in the radial direction, a housing, the shaft ( 5 ) being supported pivotably in the radial direction ( 23 ) and supported by means of a fixed bearing ( 9 ) and a movable bearing ( 13 ) that is displaceable in the radial direction ( 23 ) in the housing whereby the shaft ( 5 ) is pivotable about the fixed bearing ( 9 ), and at least one spring element ( 25 ) between the housing ( 11 ) and the movable bearing ( 13 ) or a support ring ( 47 ) for the movable bearing ( 13 ), the shaft ( 5 ) being the rotor shaft of an electric motor, and the pinion ( 17 ) being cantilevered on a journal ( 15 ) of the shaft ( 5 ).