Rack and pinion power steering device
CA 1102247 A · Owner: Bendix Corporation (The) · Inventors: Presley, Rex W.
Overview
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A rack and pinion power steering device includes a housing within which the pinion engages the rack to impart movement to the rack upon rotation of the pinion, The rack includes a bore for slidably receiving a pair of plugs which support the rack and a rod which extend through the plugs and housing to engage a pair of dirigible wheels. The plugs cooperate with the rod to form pressure chambers and a valve member carried by the rack cooperates with projections on the rod to communicate pressurized fluid from a pressure source to either of the pressure chambers whereupon the pressurized fluid wherein urges the rod to move relative to the housing. The rod also provides for communication of …
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- Granted June 2, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 2, 1998.
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