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Steering gear
Assignee: Ford Motor Co
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Filing: 1962-12-20
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Granted: 1965-02-23
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Expires: 1982-12-20
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter G Ivanchich
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-24 17:09
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D3/00; B62D3/02; B62D3/04; B62D3/10; B62D3/06; B62D3/08; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/19; Y10T74/19623
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
IN A GEAR SET, A HOUSING, A FIRST SHAFT MOUNTED IN SAID HOUSING, A GEAR MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT, A SECOND SHAFT MOUNTED FOR LIMITED AXIAL MOVEMENT IN SAID HOUSING, A GEAR MOUNTED ON SAID SECOND SHAFT IN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE GEAR MOUNTED ON SAID FIRST SHAFT, SAID GEARS BEING SHAPED SUCH THAT AXIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID SECOND SHAFT WILL ADJUST THE LASH BETWEEN SAID GEARS, AN AUTOMATIC LASH ADJUSTMENT MEANS COUPLED TO SAID SECOND SHAFT AND SAID HOUSING FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING THE LASH BETWEEN SAID GEARS, SAID AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT MEANS COMPRISING A SLIDABLE SPRING URGED WEDGE MEMBER SLIDABLY MOUNTED IN SAID SECOND SHAFT AND AN ABUTMENT MEMBER MOUNTED IN SAID HOUSING, SAID ABUTMENT MEMBER EXTENDING INTO SAID SHAFT AND INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SLIDABLE SPRING URGED WEDGE MEMBER.
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