Abstract:
Low cost construction of a steering apparatus is provided that is capable of protecting an operator's knees 28 during an automobile collision. A tilted plate 30 is arranged below and behind a bottom end section of a housing 21 which is a component of an electric power assist mechanism 20 connected to a front end section of a steering column 9. In case that the automobile is in a collision, automobile equipment 29 that moves forward under pressure from the driver's knees hits against a bottom surface of the tilted plate. This allows the impact energy to be absorbed by the elasticity or deformation of the tilted plate 30 during impact, and after impact as well, the automobile equipment 29 to move in a direction along the bottom surface of the tilted plate.
Abstract:
A image stabilization control circuit is provided that comprises at least one analog-to-digital converter circuit that converts an output signal of a vibration detection element which detects vibration of an imaging device, and an output signal of a position detection element which detects a position of an optical component or an imaging element, into digital signals, and a logic circuit that generates a control signal which drives the optical component or the imaging element, based on the output signal of the vibration detection element which is digitized by the analog-to-digital converter circuit and the output signal of the position detection element which is digitized by the analog-to-digital converter circuit, wherein an offset value and an amplitude for the output signal of the position detection element are adjusted.
Abstract:
A telescopic shaft for steering of a vehicle is assembled in a steering shaft and includes a male shaft and a female shaft that are so fitted as not to be rotatable but to be slidable. Rolling members are fitted through an elastic body for pre-load between at least a pair of axially-extending grooves formed in an outer peripheral surface of the male shaft and in an inner peripheral surface of the female shaft. A slide member is fitted in between at least another pair of axially-extending grooves formed in the outer peripheral surface of the male shaft and in the inner peripheral surface of the female shaft. When a steering toque is equal to or smaller than a predetermined level, the elastic body for the pre-load exhibits a low rigidity characteristic as the elastic body performs pre-load action. When the steering torque is equal to or larger than the predetermined level, the slide member exhibits a high rigidity characteristic as the slide member engages with the pair of axially extending grooves.
Abstract:
A telescopic shaft for steering of a vehicle is assembled in a steering shaft and includes a male shaft and a female shaft that are so fitted as not to be rotatable but to be slidable. Rolling members are fitted through an elastic body for pre-load between at least a pair of axially-extending grooves formed in an outer peripheral surface of the male shaft and in an inner peripheral surface of the female shaft. A slide member is fitted in between at least another pair of axially-extending grooves formed in the outer peripheral surface of the male shaft and in the inner peripheral surface of the female shaft. When a steering toque is equal to or smaller than a predetermined level, the elastic body for the pre-load exhibits a low rigidity characteristic as the elastic body performs pre-load action. When the steering torque is equal to or larger than the predetermined level, the slide member exhibits a high rigidity characteristic as the slide member engages with the pair of axially extending grooves.
Abstract:
A telescopic shaft for steering of a vehicle is assembled in a steering shaft and includes a male shaft and a female shaft that are so fitted as not to be rotatable but to be slidable. Rolling members are fitted through an elastic body for pre-load between at least a pair of axially-extending grooves formed in an outer peripheral surface of the male shaft and in an inner peripheral surface of the female shaft. A slide member is fitted in between at least another pair of axially-extending grooves formed in the outer peripheral surface of the male shaft and in the inner peripheral surface of the female shaft. When a steering toque is equal to or smaller than a predetermined level, the elastic body for the pre-load exhibits a low rigidity characteristic as the elastic body performs pre-load action. When the steering torque is equal to or larger than the predetermined level, the slide member exhibits a high rigidity characteristic as the slide member engages with the pair of axially extending grooves.
Abstract:
A telescopic shaft for motor vehicle steering assembled in a steering shaft of a motor vehicle and constructed by non-rotatably and slidably fitting a male shaft and a female shaft has a first torque transmission member and a second torque transmission member. The first torque transmission member is interposed, with an elastic body in between, between axial grooves formed in one line in an outer peripheral surface of the male shaft and an inner peripheral surface of the female shaft, respectively. The second torque transmission member is interposed between axial grooves formed in the other one line in the outer peripheral surface of the male shaft and in the inner peripheral surface of the female shaft, respectively. The elastic body has transmission member-side contact portions in contact with the first torque transmission member, groove surface-side contact portions separated in the circumferential direction with predetermined intervals and in contact with groove surfaces of the axial groove of the male shaft or the female shaft, and an urging portion for elastically urging a transmission member-side contact portion and a groove surface-side contact portion in the direction to separate them from each other. Rigidity of the transmission member-side contact portion and that of the groove surface-side contact portions are made different from each other.
Abstract:
Spherical members 7 are provided between plural pairs of axial grooves 3, 5 which are respectively formed on the outer peripheral surface of a male shaft 1 and on the inner peripheral surface of a female shaft 2, a leaf spring 9 for preload is interposed between the axial groove of the male shaft and the spherical member, and columnar members 8 are provided between another plural pairs of axial grooves 4, 6 which are respectively formed on the outer peripheral surface of the male shaft 1 and on the inner peripheral surface of the female shaft 2. Moreover, the radius of curvature of a transverse cross section of the axial groove 5 on the side of the female shaft 2 in which the spherical member 7 is rotated is set as 55% or less of the diameter of the spherical member 7.
Abstract:
A image stabilization control circuit is provided which comprises at least one analog-to-digital converter circuit which converts an output signal of a vibration detection element which detects vibration of an imaging device and an output signal of a position detection element which detects a position of an optical component, into digital signals, and a logic circuit which generates a control signal which drives the optical component based on the output signal of the vibration detection element which is digitized by the analog-to-digital converter circuit and the output signal of the position detection element which is digitized by the analog-to-digital converter circuit, wherein an abnormality of the vibration detection element is judged based on an amplitude of the output signal from the vibration detection element which is converted into the digital signal by the analog-to-digital converter circuit.
Abstract:
A image stabilization control circuit is provided that comprises at least one analog-to-digital converter circuit that converts an output signal of a vibration detection element which detects vibration of an imaging device, and an output signal of a position detection element which detects a position of an optical component or an imaging element, into digital signals, and a logic circuit that generates a control signal which drives the optical component or the imaging element, based on the output signal of the vibration detection element which is digitized by the analog-to-digital converter circuit and the output signal of the position detection element which is digitized by the analog-to-digital converter circuit, wherein an offset value and an amplitude for the output signal of the position detection element are adjusted.
Abstract:
A flanged hexagon head bolt can fasten the bolt by a stable fastening axial force, and can stop rotating the fastened bolt. When the bolt is fastened, a flat bearing face of a circular disk shape flange is brought into face contact with a flat bearing face of a flange portion. Up to the stage, the flanged hexagon head bolt is the same as a bolt which does not have recessed and protruded portions, a variation in a fastening torque is small, and a fastening axial force of the bolt is stabilized. When the bolt is further fastened, the bearing face of the flange portion is inclined, and the recessed and protruded portions of the circular disk shape flange bite an inclined root portion of the bearing face of the flange portion.