Steering System with Protective Bellows and Puncture Resistant Covers

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20230094697A1
SERIAL NO

17943908

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One aspect of this disclosure is directed to a Steering system comprising a housing in inch a steering rack is movably arranged and extends out of the housing on at least one side of the housing with a steering rack end portion. The steering rack being connected to a tie rod with a ball joint. At least the sections of the steering rack extending outside of the housing and the ball joint are covered by at least a protective bellows defining a central axis and the bellows further comprising a first bellows end defining a first bellows opening around the central axis and a second bellows end defining a second bellows opening around the central axis. The bellows is arranged inside a puncture resistant cover. The cover comprises a first cover end defining a first cover opening around the central axis and a second cover end defining a second cover opening around the central axis. At least one of the cover ends comprises at least one loop at least partially extending around the least one cover end and in which loop a clamp to fasten the cover end is arranged. The first bellows end and the second bellows end are arranged between the first cover end and the second end. Another aspect of this disclosure is directed to a puncture resistant cover with an elongated tubular shape along a central axis. The cover comprises a first cover end defining a first cover opening around the central axis and a second cover end defining a second cover opening around the central axis. At least one of the cover ends comprises at least one loop at least partially extending around the least one cover end and in which loop a clamp to fasten the cover end is arranged.

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Patent Owner(s)

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ROBERT BOSCH GMBH70442 STUTTGART
ROBERT BOSCH AUTOMOTIVE STEERING LLC15 SPIRAL DRIVE FLORENCE KY 40142

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Nill, Trevor Macomb, US 1 0

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