Steering gear pad

摘要

A steering gear pad for a steering gear of a sector and pinion or rack and pinion steering system. The steering gear pad has a plastic body and a rim with a plurality of plastic gear teeth positioned adjacent a plurality of metal gear teeth on a sector gear or rack mounted to a support plate. The plastic gear teeth may have width dimensions larger than the metal gear teeth. One or more resilient spacers urge the steering gear out of contact with the support plate.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a steering gear pad attached to a steering gear and having a plurality of steering gear pad teeth along a rim portion corresponding to a plurality of steering gear teeth along a rim portion of the steering gear; and a plurality of spacers extending from the steering gear pad and spacing the steering gear away from a support plate to which the steering gear is pivotably mounted; the steering gear pad teeth each have a greater width than the steering gear teeth.