Patents Examined by Rachel Gude
  • Patent number: 8459141
    Abstract: Disclosed is a steering column having an outer tube, an adjustment lever, a tilt bolt and a steering shaft. According to the present invention, force for supporting the outer tube is increased and strengthened at the time of tightening the adjustment lever, and the tilt bolt is coupled on the central axis of the steering shaft so that no bending is caused and the adjustment lever does not hit a driver on the knee when a vehicle collision occurs, whereby the collision safety of the vehicle can be improved, and the number of parts and steps for assembling the parts can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Mando Corporation
    Inventors: Jung Sik Park, Kyung Tae Kwon
  • Patent number: 8453532
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for setting the tooth face position of a gear wheel (2), which is non-positively connected to a double-skewed pinion shaft (1). A hydraulic press fit (4, 4a) is formed between the gear wheel (2) and pinion shaft (1) for relieving a non-positive connection of the gear wheel (2) shrink-fitted onto the pinion shaft (1). The setting is carried out by determining a tooth face apex point (A) of the double-skew of the pinion shaft (1). A radial plane (E) with a predetermined axial offset (AV) from the tooth face apex point (A) and a radial offset (RV) with respect to the tooth face apex point (A) are defined. The intersecting point (S) of a tooth face (11) of the gear wheel (2) must be located with the predetermined radial offset (RV) in the radial plane (E).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Jahnel-Kestermann Getriebewerke GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Lothar Schäfer, Horst Wawro