公开(公告)号：US06076418A

公开(公告)日：2000-06-20

申请号：US176184

申请日：1998-10-21

申请人： Eric Vandeventer

发明人： Eric Vandeventer

IPC分类号： B62D3/06 ,  F16H55/28 ,  B62D3/12 ,  F16H35/08

CPC分类号： B62D3/06 ,  F16H55/28 ,  Y10T74/18808 ,  Y10T74/19585 ,  Y10T74/19623

摘要： An apparatus (10) for use in turning steerable vehicle wheels includes a rack gear (14) and a sector gear (16) which are disposed in meshing engagement. A housing (30) encloses the rack and sector gears (14 and 16). A sector shaft (22) has an inner end portion (34) connected with the sector gear (16) and an outer end portion (36) disposed outside of the housing (30). A lash adjustment assembly (56) is operable to move the sector gear (16) and shaft (22) relative to the housing (30) to reduce clearance between teeth (18 and 20) on the rack and sector gears. The lash adjustment assembly (56) is manually actuatable at the outer end of the sector shaft (22). The lash adjustment assembly (56) includes an elongated member (60) which extends through the sector shaft (22) and the sector gear (16) into engagement with the housing (30).

摘要翻译： 用于转向可转向车轮的装置（10）包括以啮合方式设置的齿条（14）和扇形齿轮（16）。 壳体（30）包围齿条和扇形齿轮（14和16）。 扇形轴（22）具有与扇形齿轮（16）连接的内端部（34）和设置在壳体（30）外侧的外端部分（36）。 间隙调节组件（56）可操作以相对于壳体（30）移动扇形齿轮（16）和轴（22），以减小机架和扇形齿轮上的齿（18和20）之间的间隙。 间隙调节组件（56）可在扇形轴（22）的外端手动致动。 间隙调节组件（56）包括延伸通过扇形轴（22）和扇形齿轮（16）与壳体（30）接合的细长构件（60）。