FLEXIBLE RACK WITH PAIRED STEEL CORDS EMBEDDED IN POLYMER

    公开(公告)号:EP3390863A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-24

    申请号:EP16808693.2

    申请日:2016-12-09

    Abstract: A flexible rack for engagement with the gear of a drive system comprises two or more steel cords that are arranged parallel to one another in the longitudinal direction. The steel cords are surrounded by a polymer jacket wherein recesses are provided for engagement with the teeth of the drive gear. The centres of the steel cord are in a plane that is perpendicularly to a mirror plane of the cross section of the flexible rack. The two or more steel cords have equal numbers of left and right lay direction steel cords. Detailed embodiments have just two S and Z lay direction steel cords of equal construction. Preferred steel cords comprise filaments with second order helical deformation. The distance between the steel cords influences strongly the bending behaviour of the flexible rack and is between 0.80 to 2.5 times the diameter of the steel cord. In a drive system wherein the rack remains in a single plane the distance between the steel cords can be larger than in a drive system wherein bending out of a single plane is also required. The steel cords can be held together by one or more wraps.

    METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RACK AND HOLLOW RACK BAR
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    发明公开
    METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RACK AND HOLLOW RACK BAR 审中-公开
    VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES GESTELLS UND EINER HOHLSTANGEFÜREIN GESTELL

    公开(公告)号:EP3003630A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-04-13

    申请号:EP14734564.9

    申请日:2014-05-30

    Abstract: A method of fabricating a rack, the method includes: supporting a first rack bar having a first toothed part on a shaft of the first rack bar; supporting a second rack bar having a second toothed part on a shaft of the second rack bar such that an axial center line of the second rack bar coincides with an axial center line of the first rack bar; supporting a joint member between the first and second rack bars such that an axial center line of the joint member coincides with the axial center lines of the first and second rack bars; rotating the joint member about the axial center lines of the first and second rack bars relative to the first and second rack bars; and bringing an end of the first rack bar and an end of the second rack bar into friction pressure welding with the joint member.

    Abstract translation: 一种制造机架的方法,包括:在第一机架杆的轴上支撑具有第一齿形部分12a的第一齿条12A; 支撑第二齿条bar 12B,其具有第二齿条的轴上的第二齿形部分12b,使得第二齿条的轴向中心线与第一齿条的轴向中心线重合; 支撑第一和第二齿条之间的接合构件15,使得接头构件的轴向中心线与第一和第二齿条的轴向中心线重合; 围绕第一和第二齿条相对于第一和第二齿条的轴向中心线旋转接头构件15; 并且同时使第一齿条的端部和第二齿条的一端与接头构件摩擦压力焊接。

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