In order to solve the problem of heavy steering at the beginning of the rise of steering gear, from 1903, a variety of power auxiliary devices began to appear, and the auxiliary force mostly came from vacuum power and compressed air power. However, at that time, due to the defects of incomplete structure, vehicle layout and poor steering performance, the development was slow. Up to the early stage of World War II, Vickers company of the United States made hydraulic power assisted device and applied it to armored vehicles and heavy trucks in the war. Then in the 1950s, the hydraulic power unit was improved and used in heavy vehicles and high-grade passenger cars. Since then, automobile steering gear has entered a period of rapid development, and soon developed a light weight, compact structure, self-lubricating power steering 14] 15. Nowadays, rack and pinion steering gear and recirculating ball steering gear are the two most widely used steering gear. In the development of automobile steering gear, there have been worm and roll wheel steering gear, worm pin steering gear and other steering structures, but they have not been widely used due to some insufficient performance. According to statistics, the application rate of recirculating ball steering gear in light load trucks has reached 65%, while that in large buses and heavy haul trucks is nearly 100%.<br>
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