Patent ID: 8141447

Claim:
A spiral-toothed gear wheel for a rack and pinion steering, the spiral-toothed gear wheel comprising: a pinion; and a spiral toothed gear formed as a as a built-up gear comprising a first flange with a hub, a second flange and a gear rim arranged between said first flange and said second flange and pushed over said hub, said gear rim, said first flange and said second flange having positive connection features providing a positive-lock fitting together of said gear rim, said first flange and said second flange, said first flange with said hub being made in one piece with said pinion, said spiral toothed gear meshing on a power take-off side with a toothed rack, said spiral-toothed gear being arranged on a drive side on said pinion, torque generated by one or more of a steering power and a steering assist power acting on said pinion and said pinion and said spiral-toothed gear rotating in unison.