A rack-and-pinion steering gear for a motor vehicle allows adjustment of an inclination angle between the rack and pinion at the point of contact therebetween to reduce noise. A yoke is spring-biased against the rack to urge rack into engagement with the pinion. The yoke is supported in a bushing which can be adjusted within and relative to a housing such that the yoke moves in a plane parallel to a longitudinal axis of the rack and to a longitudinal axis of the pinion shaft. The yoke engages the rack to permit steering-type movement of the rack relative to the yoke along the rack longitudinal axis, but movement of the yoke parallel to the pinion shaft longitudinal axis forces the portion of the rack contacting the yoke to move along with the yoke, thereby adjusting the inclination angle between the rack and the pinion.
RACK-AND-PINION GEAR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
2019-01-17
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch