642results about "Steering columns" patented technology

The utility model provides a steering structure and an all-terrain vehicle. The steering mechanism is used for connecting a steering wheel and a steering gear of the vehicle and comprises a support, a first shell, an adjusting device, a steering shaft and a power-assisted steering device. The support is used for connecting a vehicle body. The first shell is rotationally connected with the bracket; the adjusting device is connected with the first shell and the support so as to drive the first shell to rotate. One end of the steering shaft is connected with the steering wheel, and the other end is connected with the power-assisted steering device through a universal joint; the power-assisted steering device is connected with a steering gear through a universal joint. The first shell, the adjusting device and the power-assisted steering device in the steering system are integrally installed on the support, so that the situation that the assembly difficulty is large due to the fact that the first shell, the adjusting device and the power-assisted steering device are connected with a vehicle body through other parts is avoided, the number of the parts is reduced, meanwhile, the compactness of the overall structure and the precision control performance of manufacturing and assembly are improved, and the assembly difficulty is reduced; and the installation process with the vehicle body is simplified.

A bearing assembly system for a vehicle steering system includes a tubular member having a radially inwardly protruding shoulder, the tubular member having a stake portion angling radially inwardly, the stake portion having a stake surface. The bearing assembly system also includes a bearing disposed within the tubular member and in contact with the radially inwardly protruding shoulder. The bearing assembly system further includes a retainer disposed within the tubular member and in contact with the bearing, the bearing disposed between the retainer and the radially inwardly protruding shoulder, the retainer having an angled surface, the angled surface in flush contact with the stake surface in a fully assembled condition.

A wireless network, systems and methods, wherein each passenger-carrying rideable vehicle deployed in the system includes: a modular construction consisting of a lightweight body driven by an electric-battery driven motor, and specially adapted for receiving a customizable ornamental body having the appearance and personality of a particular or an inanimate object; motorized and / or animated elements disposed beneath the animal character skin covering for enabling animal behaviors and / or expressions that promote a fun and entertaining ride experience; an audio-transducers mounted within the animal character body for playing music from smartphone applications and animated animal character body portions to provide a sense of realism and excitement as the electric entertainment vehicle is ridden through an amusement facility.

Disclosed is a vehicle steering device. The vehicle steering device includes: a steering wheel; a shroud coupled with the steering wheel and including, in an upper portion thereof, a mounting groove configured to mount a user terminal; and a mounting cover hingedly coupled to the upper portion of the shroud. In response that the mounting cover is rotated, the mounting groove is exposed to allow the user terminal to be mounted via the mounting groove and the mounting cover.

An I-shaft assembly includes an upper shaft extending along an axis between a first upper end and a first lower end bounding a first hollow bore. An intermediate shaft extends along the axis between a second upper end and a second lower end bounding a second hollow bore. The second upper end is disposed in the first hollow bore. A lower shaft extends along the axis between a third upper end and a third lower end disposed in the second hollow bore. The upper shaft is releasably fixed for controlled movement along the axis relative to the intermediate shaft, and the lower shaft is releasably fixed against movement along the axis relative to the intermediate shaft during a normal operating condition. The upper shaft moves along the axis relative to the intermediate shaft and the lower shaft moves along the axis relative to the intermediate shaft during an abnormal operating condition.

Particular embodiments may provide an airflow control system including a movable air duct, a lower vent, and an upper vent. The movable air duct may be configured to move with adjustments to a steering column. The lower vent may be adjustable in connection with the steering column. The lower vent may include a curvature that directs a lower airflow stream from the movable air duct. The upper vent may be above the lower vent. The upper vent may direct an upper airflow stream. The upper airflow stream may intersect the lower airflow stream to form a merged airflow stream.

The utility model relates to the technical field of automatic driving steering systems, and discloses a drive-by-wire telescopic mechanical redundancy type steering column which comprises a transmission shaft, a coupler is fixedly connected to the middle of the top end of the transmission shaft, a hollow sleeve is arranged in the coupler, and an outer gear sleeve is fixedly connected to the bottom of the hollow sleeve. The outer gear sleeve is clamped with the coupler, the bottom of the inner wall of the hollow sleeve is fixedly connected with a telescopic rod, the top of the telescopic rod is fixedly connected with a telescopic column, the telescopic column is slidably connected with the hollow sleeve, and the top of the inner wall of the hollow sleeve is fixedly connected with a first inner gear sleeve. According to the utility model, the connection and separation of the rotating seat and the transmission shaft are realized through the movement of the telescopic column, so that the rotating seat is in a static state during automatic driving, the steering motor drives the steering wheel to rotate the steering wheel to a storage space during automatic driving, the space of a driving position is increased, and a driver can get on and off the vehicle conveniently.

A steering device (1) is provided with an inner tube (3), a drive unit (5), and an energy absorption unit (7). The inner tube (3) is provided in the steering column housing (9) so as to be movable with respect to the steering column housing (9). The drive section (5) is provided with an output section (11) and a main body section (13) provided to the steering column housing (9), and drives the inner tube (3) by means of the output section (11). The energy absorption unit (7) is unitized, is provided between the inner tube (3) and the drive unit (5), and is configured so as to absorb the impact force applied to the inner tube (3).

To provide a holding device capable of improving visibility of a display device in front of a driver.SOLUTION: A holding device 1 includes a holding part 10 for holding a display device 2 for displaying an image 21, and an attachment part 11 attached to a steering device 50 of a vehicle 5 and capable of changing an angle of the display device 2 via the holding part 10. Since the holding device 1 is closer to the driver who operates the steering device 50 and the angle of the display device 2 can be changed as compared with the case where the display device 2 is arranged on the instrument panel 57 of the vehicle 5, the visibility can be improved.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

To provide a steering device capable of easily ensuring desired impact absorption performance.SOLUTION: A steering device 1 comprises a load absorption mechanism 15 which includes: a large-diameter shaft part 106d provided at an EA block 101; a guide plate 103 which has a long hole 140 provided at a housing and guiding the large-diameter shaft part 106d at the secondary collision and a resistance part overhanging into the long hole 140 and elastically deformed by the large-diameter shaft part 106d at secondary collision; and an EA guide 105 overlapping the guide plate 103 when viewed from the cross direction, provided at the guide plate 103 at the secondary collision and slidably at the EA block 101, and formed from a material with smaller friction coefficient than the EA block 101.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

An energy absorption device for a steering column assembly comprising an energy absorption plate, a gear plate, and a breakaway bracket. The energy absorption plate may have a first end and a second end with a curved portion therebetween. The gear plate may be engageable with and / or disengageable from a locking mechanism. The energy absorption plate may be attached to the gear plate at or near one end of the gear plate. The breakaway bracket may be attached to the gear plate at or near an opposite end of the gear plate.

The application relates to the technical field of steering, and provides a steering inner tube, a steering column, a steering device and a vehicle. Part of the tube wall of the steering inner tube is configured as a tearing part. The steering inner tube has a collapsed state. In the collapsed state, the tearing part is torn from the steering inner tube. The steering inner tube, the steering column, the steering device and the vehicle provided by the application can reduce the structural complexity, and can reduce the space occupation and cost.

The present application relates to a kind of connecting device and direction machine, connecting device is connected between the steering column of direction machine and vehicle steering drag link, for output steering power, connecting device includes: first transmission component, with the multiple first arc teeth of being arranged in the circumference, first transmission component is coupled to steering column to rotate synchronously;And second transmission component, coupled to steering drag link and with the multiple second arc teeth in linear direction;First transmission component rotates by first arc tooth and engages in second arc tooth to drive second transmission component to move, to drive steering drag link to be active.First transmission component and second transmission component are contacted by arc tooth engagement between them, their contact area is near the section in tooth width, and good meshing performance, the tooth surface of engagement contact is more, and the degree of coincidence is big, so when running, transmission is stable, and the contact clearance is small, while contact impact is small, contact stress is small, carrying capacity is big, reach the purpose of being beneficial to the miniaturization and light weight of direction machine.

An adjustment drive for a steering column for a motor vehicle comprises a threaded spindle which extends axially in the direction of a spindle axis and engages in a spindle nut, and a drive unit by which the threaded spindle and the spindle nut are driveable in rotation relative to one another, wherein the drive unit has a gear mechanism comprising a worm screw which is driveable in rotation about a worm axis standing transversely to the spindle axis, and a worm thread of the worm screw engages in the toothing of a gearwheel coaxially connected to the threaded spindle or the spindle nut, wherein a thread tooth of the worm thread engages in a tooth gap between two adjacent teeth of the toothing of the gear wheel, wherein a blocking device is provided which can be brought into a blocking position for fixing the threaded spindle relative to the spindle nut, and wherein the gearwheel and the worm screw are displaceable relative to one another in the direction of the spindle axis, and the toothing and the worm thread are configured to convert a relative axial displacement into a reduction of the gear play between gearwheel and worm screw.

The invention relates to the technical field of automobile accessories, and discloses a high-supporting-performance separated steering intermediate shaft sheath which comprises an upper metal plate, a lower metal plate, a rubber pad and a needle bearing, the rubber pad penetrates through a hole of the lower metal plate through a rubber staple bolt structure to be clamped on the upper metal plate, and the needle bearing is assembled in a rubber ball head in an interference mode. The needle roller bearing comprises an elastic outer ring, a retainer, a needle roller and second lubricating grease, a bearing cover plate is fully coated with the grease and placed into a bearing ring, the bearing cover plate and the other bearing cover plate are connected in a clamped mode and installed in a rubber ball head in an interference fit mode, and the rubber ball head is in interference fit with an upper metal plate and a lower metal plate. According to the separated steering intermediate shaft sheath assembly, the metal plate is fixed to the automobile dash panel, the rubber pad is sealed with the dash panel, the needle bearing and the bearing ring are in interference fit with the automobile intermediate shaft, the rotating function of the intermediate shaft is achieved, and the steering intermediate shaft sheath with the high supporting performance has the advantages of being easy to assemble, economical, practical, dustproof, waterproof, high in supporting performance and the like. The rotation is smooth; and the supporting performance on the intermediate shaft is high.

A steering system of a commercial vehicle includes a mounting bracket that has a jacket tube disposed inside a fixed mounting tube, a bracket portion connected at a first end to a fluid cylinder, and a second end connected to a pivot part at a first point. The fixed mounting tube has friction flaps. The fluid cylinder has a first end fixed to the mounting bracket, and a second end connected to the pivot part at a second point. When a handle, connected to the fixed mounting tube, is rotated from the closed position to the open position, the friction flaps loosen and permit the mounting bracket to slide relative to the fixed mounting tube. Rotation of the handle also causes a relief valve of the fluid cylinder to open, permit the fluid cylinder to change its length, and permit the pivot part to pivot about the second point.

To provide a separation member for a column bracket capable of preventing falling-off and positional deviation to the column bracket, while restraining an increase in manufacturing cost of a steering device.SOLUTION: The detachment member 5 is formed in a substantially U-shaped plate shape as a whole, and includes a pair of holding plates 38a and 38b and a coupling portion 39. One clamping plate side 38a has a first claw portion side 40a bent toward the facing surface side 43a in the vertical direction on a front side edge thereof. The first claw portion 43a engages with the engagement hole 35 provided in the rear column bracket 4 in the front-rear direction and the widthwise direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

The utility model relates to a high-stability crumple structure for a steering column. Comprising an inner column pipe, an outer column pipe, a tolerance ring, a pulling rivet and a guide nail, the tolerance ring is pressed between the inner column pipe and the outer column pipe in an interference mode, the inner end of the tolerance ring abuts against a step in the outer column pipe, a plurality of protrusions are machined on the tolerance ring, an avoiding opening is formed in the tolerance ring in the axial length direction, and the inner end of the tolerance ring abuts against a step in the outer column pipe. A guide nail is fixed to the position, corresponding to the receding opening in the tolerance ring, of the inner column pipe through a bolt, a long hole is longitudinally formed in the outer column pipe, the guide nail is arranged in the long hole and is in interference fit with the long hole, and the rivet penetrates through the outer column pipe, the receding opening in the tolerance ring and the inner column pipe to connect the outer column pipe with the inner column pipe. The crumple structure is higher in stability and has guidance quality, and the crumple force peak value can be adjusted by replacing rivets. The structure is simple, the number of parts is small, and popularization is easier.

The application relates to a length adjusting guide structure of a long-stroke adjusting steering column. The length adjusting guide structure comprises a supporting sleeve and an inner column, the inner column is arranged in the supporting sleeve, and an energy absorbing structure, a length adjusting support, a guide strip and a baffle are sequentially arranged from inside to outside between the inner column and the supporting sleeve; the energy absorbing structure is fixed on the side wall of the inner column, the length adjusting support is installed on the energy absorbing structure, guide blocks are connected to the length adjusting support through bolts, the guide blocks slide in the guide strip, the guide strip is arranged in a long limiting groove on the side wall of the supporting sleeve, the baffle is arranged outside the guide strip, and the baffle is bolted with the supporting sleeve. The longitudinal long limiting groove is arranged on the side wall of the supporting sleeve, the screw rod of the lengthening motor is additionally arranged, and the second guide block is additionally arranged, so that the long-stroke adjustment is realized, and the stability of the inner column during length adjustment is improved.

The present disclosure relates to a steering system comprising a steering wheel mechanically attached to a steering wheel hub by fixing elements; a steering system support column, wherein the steering wheel hub is rotatably mounted on the steering system support column, so that the steering wheel and the steering wheel hub are rotatable); a torque feedback device including an electric machine having an outer rotor and an inner stator with stator windings, the outer rotor being attached to the steering wheel hub so as to be rotatable with the steering wheel hub, and the stator being non-rotatably fixed to the steering system support column; wherein, with respect to the axis of rotation, the fixing elements are arranged at different radial positions than the stator windings.

The utility model discloses a positioning structure of a steering column shield and a combination switch, which comprises a steering column shield body and the combination switch, the steering column shield body is provided with a mounting plate, the combination switch is provided with a mounting column, one surface of the mounting plate facing the mounting column is provided with a limiting piece, and the limiting piece is provided with a positioning hole. The limiting piece at least comprises a pair of limiting side walls, and when the mounting plate is matched with the mounting column, the mounting column is clamped between the pair of limiting side walls. The utility model further discloses a vehicle comprising the positioning structure. According to the utility model, the gap between the steering column shield and the operating rod ball head of the combination switch can be reduced, and the aesthetic degree is improved.

Provided according to the present embodiments are a steering input device and a mobility apparatus including same, the device comprising: a steering shaft; a rotor which is coupled to the steering shaft and has a spring having, between both ends thereof, a separation space formed in the circumferential direction; a first support member which is coupled to the rotor andpositioned in the separation space; a housing to which the steering shaft is rotatably coupled and which accommodates the rotortherein; a second support member which is positioned in the separation space; and coupling members which couple the second support member to the housing.

A column cover surrounding and covering a steering column includes a cover body and a detachable member disposed further forward relative to the cover body and fastened to the cover body, with a clip, to allow the detachable member to be continuous with the cover body. The detachable member is disposed behind an instrument panel R / F and faces the instrument panel R / F with an interval along a length of a vehicle between the detachable member and the instrument panel R / F.

Steer-by-wire steering device (10; 10A; 10B; 10C) comprising: a first element (80, 80B, 80C) that rotates together with an input shaft (21) when a steering wheel (11) is turned, and that includes a first projection (82, 82B, 82C) that extends from the input shaft (21) in a radial direction; a second element (90, 90A) provided on the input shaft (21), having a center of mass (G2) spaced relative to the center line (CL) of the input shaft (21) and a second projection (92) that extends into a path of movement of the first projection (82, 82B, 82C), wherein the second element (90) is rotatable together with the first element (80, 80B, 80C) when the first projection (82, 82B, 82C) is in contact with the second projection (92); and a stop (61a) which is arranged in a position suitable for adjoining only one path of movement of the second element (90) when the second element (90) is rotated by the first element (80, 80B, 80C), and which is suitable for limiting a rotation of the steering wheel (11) by means of the input shaft (21) when the second projection (92) is in contact with it, wherein the second projection (92) comprises a radial projection (92a) extending in the radial direction from the second base (91) and an axial projection (92b) extending in the direction along the axial line (CL) from the radial projection (92a), and wherein the axial projection (92b) is able to rest against the first projection (82, 82B, 82C) and against the stop (61a).

A steering system (100) for steer-by-wire that holds an operating member (200) movably between a first position that is a position of the operating member (200) at which the operating member is able to be operated by a driver, and a second position that is further forward in the vehicle than the first position, the steering system (100) including a fixed member (110) that is attached to a vehicle body, a movable member (120) that supports the operating member (200) and that is attached to the fixed member (110) so as to be movable in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, a drive device (130) that moves the movable member (120) in the front-rear direction relative to the fixed member (110) and fixes the operating member (200) at the first position and the second position, and an impact absorbing mechanism (140) that is connected between the movable member (120) and the drive device (130) in a manner interposed therebetween, and that, in a case in which a first load L1 is applied to the movable member (120) from forward toward rearward in the vehicle, is deformed by the first load L1 and also allows the movable member (120) to move rearward in the vehicle.

A steering device of the present invention is provided with an input side housing including an opening end surface through which a steering shaft passes. A step portion having a diameter stepwisely enlarged toward the opposite side of a steering wheel in the axial direction of the steering shaft is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the axial end portion on the opening end surface side of the input side housing. A ring-shaped dust seal is fitted into the step portion to seal the space between the inner peripheral surface of the input side housing and the outer peripheral surface of the steering shaft. A space in which water can accumulate exists between the steering shaft, the axial end portion of the input side housing, and the dust seal. A first groove, capable of discharging the water accumulated in the space, is formed in the axial end portion.