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Steering wheel

  • US 4,598,603 A
  • Filed: 08/28/1984
  • Issued: 07/08/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/29/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A steering wheel comprising:

  • (a) a steering shaft;

    (b) column and pad sun gears mounted on said steering shaft for rotation relative thereto;

    (c) a boss plate mounted on said steering shaft between said sun gears and rotatable in unison with said steering shaft;

    (d) at least one bearing mounted on said boss plate and movable toward and away from a center of said boss plate;

    (e) a planet shaft rotatably supported by said bearing; and

    (f) column and pad planet gears mounted on opposite ends of said planet shaft and held in mesh with said column and pad sun gears, respectively, said planet gears having inner side surfaces rotatably held in contact with opposite outer side surfaces of said bearing.

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