Rack bush

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9428216
APP PUB NO 20150020618A1
SERIAL NO

14331684

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A rack bush, which constitutes a rack and pinion type steering system and supports a rack shaft in which rack teeth are formed at one circumferential portion, includes a bush main body and a rigidity reducing portion. The bush main body has an annular shape into which the rack shaft is inserted. The bush main body is divided, in a circumferential direction, into two portions including a rack teeth-side portion located on the same side as the rack teeth in the circumferential direction and a back face-side portion other than the rack teeth-side portion. The rigidity reducing portion is provided in the rack teeth-side portion, and makes a rigidity of the rack teeth-side portion lower than a rigidity of the back face-side portion.

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JTEKT CORPORATION1-1 ASAHI-MACHI KARIYA-SHI AICHI-KEN 448-8652

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kawakubo, Akitake Nara, JP 5 50

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