Manufacturing method for hollow rack bar and hollow rack bar manufacturing apparatus

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PATENT NO 11980929
APP PUB NO 20200277002A1
SERIAL NO

16764251

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A manufacturing method is provided for a hollow rack bar made of a hollow shaft material and including a toothed section which has a rack on an outer surface and a shaft section which is thinner than the toothed section. The manufacturing method includes: (i) drawing the hollow shaft material using a die and a plug, and preforming regions of the hollow shaft material including a toothed section formation region configured to become the toothed section and a shaft section formation region configured to become the shaft section so as to have thicknesses according to the respective regions; and (ii) forming the rack at the toothed section formation region of the hollow shaft material which is preformed.

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NETUREN CO LTDTOKYO 141-8639

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Ishiki, Nobumoto Tokyo, JP 8 16
Uemoto, Toshifumi Tokyo, JP 3 1
Yamawaki, Takashi Tokyo, JP 33 168

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