Abstract:
Vehicle steering column ride down apparatus to guide the direction of steering column collapse in the event of vehicle crash includes a first part for fixedly mounting to a support such as a cross car beam and a second part for coupling to a steering column assembly. At least one of the parts has one or more tracks to act as guides and the other part has structure that runs in the one or more tracks. The apparatus also includes a tightener to tighten the two parts, one upon the other, to provide a predetermined frictional resistance at least to initial relative break-away movement of the two parts in the event of vehicle crash. Each track may be constituted by at least one slot. Coated plates can be clamped between flanges of the parts, which are each in the form of brackets to provide further initial frictional resistance to the initial relative break-away movement of the two parts.
Abstract:
A pattern drawing method by directly writing a pattern with a charged particle electron beam, in which a resist containing metal powders is applied on a substrate having a substrate pattern formed thereon, so to form a resist film, and a desired pattern is written by exposing the resist film with a charged particle electron beam.
Abstract:
An electron-beam exposure mask that is able to realize the required pattern transfer accuracy independent of the deflection distortion and aberration of an electron beam. This mask includes a substrate with a first area and a second area, a first plurality of cell apertures formed in the first area of the substrate, and a second plurality of cell apertures formed in the second area of the substrate. The first area of the substrate is designed so that a charged-beam irradiated to the first area has a deflection angle less than a reference angle. The second area of the substrate is designed so that a charged-beam irradiated to the second area has a deflection angle equal to or greater than the reference angle. Each of the first plurality of cell apertures corresponds to fine patterns necessitating high pattern transfer accuracy. Each of the second plurality of cell apertures corresponds to rough patterns unnecessitating the high pattern transfer accuracy.
Abstract:
A telescopic shaft for vehicle steering assembled into a steering shaft for a vehicle and having a female shaft and a male shaft that are so fitted to each other as to be unable to relatively rotate but to be slidable, the female shaft having its end portion attached with a seal member for preventing rain water etc from entering inside a fitting portion between the female shaft and the male shaft by sealing this fitting portion. The seal member is constructed of a high-rigidity support member and an elastic member, and an intermediate portion of the support member is bent, one end of the support member is a fixed portion fixed to the end portion of the female shaft, and at least an end portion on the other side of the support member is a fitted portion to which the elastic member is fitted so as to be in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the male shaft with frictional force.
Abstract:
Since a fixed piece 7 is attached to a fixed bracket 1 by means of bolts BT, BT, the impact force by which sliding of a skid bracket 2 is started can be arbitrarily set by adjusting tightening force of the bolts BT, BT.
Abstract:
A vehicle steering telescopic shaft having a male shaft and a female shaft so fitted to each other as not to be rotatable but to be slidable. First torque transmitting members are disposed between the male shaft and the female shaft, and roll when the male shaft and the female shaft make relative movements in axial directions. Elastic members are disposed adjacent in a radial direction to the first torque transmitting members and restrict them when rotated and apply a pre-load to the male shaft and the female shaft through the first torque transmitting members when not rotated. Second torque transmitting members are provided between the male shaft and the female shaft, and slide when the male shaft and the female shaft make the relative movements in the axial directions, and transmit a torque when rotated.
Abstract:
There is disclosed a steering apparatus for a vehicle in which a steering power of a steering shaft is assisted by a column-assist type electric power steering apparatus so that the steering power is transmitted to steer the wheels by means of a steering mechanism, in which a telescopic shaft with a male shaft and a female shaft fitted to each other to be mutually unrotatable and slidable is interposed between an output shaft of said column-assist type electric power steering apparatus and an input shaft of the steering mechanism.
Abstract:
A telescopic shaft used for steering of a vehicle to be used in the steering shaft of a vehicle has a male shaft and a female shaft that are fitted to each other non-rotatably and slidably. The telescopic shaft is provided with at least one set of torque transmission members disposed in at least one set of intermediate fitting portions formed on the outer circumferential surface of the male shaft and the inner circumferential shaft of the female shaft and a stopper plate for regulating movement of the at least one set of torque transmission members with respect to the axial direction.
Abstract:
In a telescopic shaft for vehicle steering which is installed in a steering shaft of a vehicle and in which a male shaft (1) and a female shaft (2) are fitted to each other to be incapable of mutual rotation and capable of sliding, at least one set of torque transmitting members (7, 8) are interposed between at least one set of grooves (3, 4, 5, 6) formed on the outer peripheral surface of the male shaft and on the inner peripheral surface of the female shaft to be extended in the axial direction to face each other and at least one projection (40) formed to be axially concentric with at least one of the grooves (3, 4) extending in the axial direction on the outer peripheral surface of the male shaft is fitted in at least one of the grooves (5, 6) extended in the axial direction of the female shaft through a gap in the radial direction.
Abstract:
A telescopic shaft for vehicle steering which is assembled in a steering shaft of a vehicle and in which a male shaft 1 and a female shat 2 are fitted to each other to be unrotatable and slidable, comprises torque transmitting portions respectively provided in an outer peripheral portion of the male shaft 1 and in an inner peripheral portion of the female shaft 2 for transmitting torque when they are mutually in contact to rotate; and preloading portions each consisting of a rolling member 7 provided between the outer peripheral portion of the male shaft 1 and the inner peripheral portion of the female shaft 2 at a position different from that of the torque transmitting portion for rotating when the male shaft and the female shaft are relatively moved in the axial direction and an elastic member 8 provided adjacently to the rolling member 7 in the radial direction for applying preload on the male shaft 1 and the female shaft 2 through the rolling member 7.