| 摘要 |
PURPOSE:To obtain steering performance according to the request of a driver, by providing a resilient body having non-linear properties in the steering linkage thereby allowing the steering ratio to be changed, and selecting arbitrarily the resilient property of the resilient body by adjusting means. CONSTITUTION:A steering shaft is divided into an upper section 4a and a lower section 4b. The upper end of the upper shaft 4a is connected to a steering wheel 1 and the lower end thereof is rotatably supported on a coupling body 16 and a pin 17. The lower shaft 4b is fixed to the body 16. The body 16 is formed with fan-shaped notches 18 for allowing the rotation of the pin 17 within a predetermined range, and is further formed with bores 20, 21, in which collars 22 are slidably fitted with which heads 17a of the pin 17 engages. The collars 22 in the bore 20 are energized by springs 24, 25, and the resilient property of the spring 24, 25 is adjusted arbitrarily by the adjusting means 23 comprising an adjusting screw. The springs 24, 25 are given a set load by stop pins 26, 27. |
