Energy absorbing intermediate steering shaft

Details Energy absorbing intermediate steering shaft Energy absorbing intermediate steering shaft

1996-03-05

1998-08-11

English, Peter C.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Running gear

74492, 464162, B62D 119

Patent

active

057916861

ABSTRACT:
An energy absorbing type intermediate shaft structure to be incorporated into a steering device of an automobile for transmitting a steering force of a steering wheel to a steering gear, has a shaft inserted in a tube. The shaft has a small cross-sectional area portion and a pressing portion. A cover tube is present around the small cross-sectional area portion. The location at which the pressing portion is formed is regulated so that with the pressing portion bearing against the cover tube, one end edge of the cover tube may lie around the small cross-sectional area portion. A distance .alpha. between the pressing portion and the cover tube, a distance .beta. between the cover tube and the tube, and a distance .gamma. between the shaft and a member associated with a yoke in the steering device are set to satisfy the condition .alpha.+.beta.<.gamma..

REFERENCES:
patent: 5580314 (1996-12-01), Moriyama et al.

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