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Vehicle steering apparatus

  • US 7,308,964 B2
  • Filed: 09/30/2004
  • Issued: 12/18/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A vehicle steering apparatus comprising:

  • a steering input section having at least a steering wheel to which steering input is applied;

    a steering output section having at least a steering rack shaft and operatively associated with left and right steered wheels for steering the steered wheels by steering-rack-shaft movement produced by a steering force determined based on the steering input;

    mechanical transmission means via which the steering force is transmitted to the steering rack shaft;

    the steering rack shaft being split into left and right movable rack shaft portions; and

    the mechanical transmission means including a steer angle converter enabling a differential rack stroke between left and right rack strokes of the left and right movable rack shaft portions by one rotation input that is input directly to the steering rack shaft, when steering the left and right steered wheels.

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