发明名称 |
VEHICLE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING |
摘要 |
A vehicle steering column assembly includes a first shaft having a first shaft cavity extending from an end of the first shaft. Also included is a second shaft operatively coupled to the first shaft, the second shaft having a second shaft cavity disposed therein. Further included is a torsion bar disposed within the first shaft cavity and the second shaft cavity. Yet further included is a stop tooth extending from the first shaft. Also included is a worm gear defining a slot with a slot wall, a first portion of the slot wall configured to engage a first side of the stop tooth to define a first radial boundary of the worm gear, a second portion of the slot wall configured to engage a second side of the stop tooth to define a second radial boundary of the worm gear. |
申请公布号 |
US2017089442(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2017.03.30 |
申请号 |
US201514869076 |
申请日期 |
2015.09.29 |
申请人 |
Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation |
发明人 |
Cymbal William D.;Beyerlein Jeffrey E.;Bickel Joel A.;Diffin Daniel J.;Turek Alan G. |
分类号 |
F16H57/00 |
主分类号 |
F16H57/00 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A vehicle steering column assembly comprising:
a first shaft having a first shaft cavity extending from an end of the first shaft; a second shaft operatively coupled to the first shaft, the second shaft having a second shaft cavity disposed therein; a torsion bar disposed within the first shaft cavity and the second shaft cavity; a stop tooth extending from the first shaft; and a worm gear defining a slot with a slot wall, a first portion of the slot wall configured to engage a first side of the stop tooth to define a first radial boundary of the worm gear, a second portion of the slot wall configured to engage a second side of the stop tooth to define a second radial boundary of the worm gear. |
地址 |
Saginaw MI US |