Torsion bar assembly and method of assembling same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11466724
APP PUB NO 20190316627A1
SERIAL NO

16382779

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A torsion bar assembly comprises an input shaft, an output shaft, and a torsion bar that connects the input shaft to the output shaft. An end stop face on the input shaft that co-operates with a respective end stop face of the output shaft to limit an angular deflection of the torsion bar assembly in a first direction away from the neutral position and an end stop face on the input shaft that co-operates with a respective end stop face of the output shaft to limit an angular deflection of the torsion bar assembly in a second direction that opposes the first direction. A first alignment feature is provided at or close to the end of the input shaft nearest the output shaft and a second alignment feature is provided at or close to an end of the output shaft nearest to the input shaft, the first alignment feature facing the second alignment feature across a gap. The alignment features each define respective contact surfaces such that if the input shaft and the output shaft are pressed axially towards each other to close up the gap the contact faces co-operate to set relative angular positions of the input shaft and the output shaft to correspond to a neutral position.

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  • ZF AUTOMOTIVE UK LIMITED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Butler, Stephen Wolverhampton, GB 14 35
Ironside, James Stephen Birmingham, GB 2 2
Martins, Jose Comblanchien, FR 5 86

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