US 11,745,795 B2
Joint assembly
Nicholas J. Foti, Toledo, OH (US); Ali Mousavi Saeedy, Rochester Hills, MI (US); and Rachel C. Doctor, Van Wert, OH (US)
Assigned to Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC, Maumee, OH (US)
Filed by Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC, Maumee, OH (US)
Filed on Jul. 24, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/937,630.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/878,132, filed on Jul. 24, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0024127 A1, Jan. 28, 2021
Int. Cl. F16C 11/06 (2006.01); B62D 7/16 (2006.01); B62D 7/18 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 7/16 (2013.01) [B62D 7/18 (2013.01); F16C 11/068 (2013.01); F16C 11/0652 (2013.01); F16C 11/0666 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A steer axle assembly, comprising:
a first steering component produced from a first material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion;
a second steering component produced from a second material having a second coefficient of thermal expansion, wherein the second coefficient of thermal expansion is different from the first coefficient of thermal expansion; and
a first joint assembly coupled to the first steering component and the second steering component, wherein the first joint assembly is configured for axial movement and rotational movement to provide for relative movement between the first and second steering components.