Patent ID: 7510045

Claim:
A power steering system, comprising: a belt transmission; a ball-screw transmission; an electric motor adapted to transmit a steering-assist force via the belt transmission to the ball-screw transmission to displace vehicle wheels; a cam; a steering-gear housing, at least one of (a) the ball-screw transmission and (b) the electric motor supported in the steering-gear housing by the cam, tension of a belt of the belt transmission adjustable by rotation of the cam with respect to the steering-gear housing, at least one of (a) a circumference of the cam and (b) an inner wall of the steering gear housing includes at least one cutout; and a lock device insertable into the cutout to fix the cam in position with respect to the steering-gear housing, the lock device operatively connected to the cam and the steering-gear housing after insertion; wherein the lock device is arranged as a lock pin; wherein the lock pin includes an outer profile; and wherein the outer profile is arranged as a milled edge.