Patent ID: 8668163

Claim:
A landing gear steering system comprising: a) a rack having a plurality of rack teeth; b) an actuator operatively connected to move the rack in a linear direction; and c) a pinion having a plurality of pinion teeth in meshing engagement with the rack teeth, wherein the pinion includes a pinion body extending between the pinion teeth and a pinion pivot that is spaced apart from the pinion teeth, wherein the actuator, the rack, and the pinion are configured and adapted so that linear motion of the rack imparted by the actuator results in rotation of the pinion about the pinion pivot which steers at least one landing gear wheel which is mounted on an axle, wherein a lever arm of the pinion extends aft from the pinion pivot, wherein the axle is pivotally mounted and includes an aft extending lever arm, and wherein the lever arms of the pinion and the pivotally mounted axle are operatively connected together by a pin member that is substantially parallel to a common axis of rotation of the pinion and the pivotally mounted axle.