Claims
- 1. A method of manufacturing a hollow rack shaft for a steering system having two rack teeth groups, being located longitudinally apart from each other and out of phase by an angle around the axis of said shaft, wherin:said shaft is formed of one plate workpiece having two areas; and the center lines in the longitudinal directon at said areas are offset corresponding to phase difference between said rack teeth groups.
Priority Claims (1)
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2000-383268 |
Dec 2000 |
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/994,526, filed Nov. 27, 2001, hereby incorporated by reference, which is based Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-383268, filed in Japan on Dec. 18, 2000, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
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