Method for producing a rack

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6826945
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09446704

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A technique for manufacturing a gear rack (5) for a rack-and-pinion steering gear for automobiles makes use of a blank (18) for the gear rack (5) having at least in the latter's toothed area a form deviating from a circular cylinder. Size and form of the cross-section of the blank (18) are selected in a manner that the contour of the finished gear rack (5) in the toothed area (7) does not project beyond the envelope given by the dimensions of neighboring parts of the rack-and-pinion steering gear. The gear rack (5) is formed from the blank (18) by means of tumble-forging. After tumble-forging, the gear rack (5) in its toothed area (7) outside the toothed section has a convex or concave longitudinal profile, which serves to support the tumbling torques during tumble-forging.

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ZF LENKSYSTEME GMBH73527 SCHWÄBISCH GMÜND

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Breitweg, Werner Bargau, DE 15 125
Brenner, Alfred Heubach, DE 4 17
Koziara, Bernd Waldstetten, DE 1 1

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