Steering column assembly

Details Steering column assembly Steering column assembly

1994-10-03

1996-07-23

Culbreth, Eric D.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Running gear

74493, 280775, 384517, 384536, B62D 116

Patent

active

055382827

ABSTRACT:
A steering column assembly for an automotive vehicle has a bearing which supports the steering shaft and a spring wedge unit for supporting the bearing. The spring wedge unit is in the form of an integral one-piece ring of flexible resilient material, preferably urethane, and encircles the shaft. The ring has an annular wedge and an integral annular spring flange. The wedge has a cylindrical radially inner surface in bearing contact with the shaft, and a conical radially outer surface providing a radially inner support for the bearing. The spring flange is tapered and abuts a tapered portion of the shaft under pressure which resiliently flexes the spring flange and resists axial movement of the ring to dampen vibration and suppress noise.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2509587 (1950-05-01), Creson
patent: 4606658 (1986-08-01), Hofmann et al.
patent: 5178411 (1993-01-01), Fevre et al.
patent: 5193917 (1993-03-01), Adler et al.
patent: 5234100 (1993-08-01), Cook

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