US 12,291,280 B2
Off-road vehicle steering rack assembly
Quinn Pultz, Encinitas, CA (US)
Assigned to 74 WELD INC., El Cajon, CA (US)
Filed by 74 Weld Inc., El Cajon, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 18, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/777,440.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/527,455, filed on Jul. 18, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0026398 A1, Jan. 23, 2025
Int. Cl. B62D 3/12 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 3/126 (2013.01) 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An improved steering rack assembly comprising:
a rack housing and pinion case, the rack housing configured to enclose a rack; and
a bushing configured to fit into a pinion housing and over the rack at a location corresponding to a pinion, the bushing having two ends with a gap disposed between the two ends, the gap configured to provide a contact window through which a pinion engages the rack, wherein the bushing is configured to fit closely within the pinion housing and has a length between the two ends configured to support the rack on either side of the pinion and distribute contact forces on the rack in a substantially uniform manner.