公开(公告)号：US06325724B1

公开(公告)日：2001-12-04

申请号：US09348275

申请日：1999-07-07

申请人： Kenji Sato ,  Sakae Matsumoto ,  Tetsuya Koike

发明人： Kenji Sato ,  Sakae Matsumoto ,  Tetsuya Koike

IPC分类号： F16D350

CPC分类号： F16D3/40

摘要： The universal joint of this invention comprises a hub interposed between an upper shaft and a middle shaft, an upper pin coupling together the upper shaft and the hub, a lower pin coupling together the middle shaft and the hub, and a stopper ring fitting over the outside of the middle shaft at an end thereof on the side of the upper shaft. The hub is formed in such a manner that the outer shape thereof is a spindle shape narrowing in the fore-and-aft direction with respect to the upper pin, and a bottomed hole provided with a taper portion is formed in the axial center thereof, opening towards the rear of the upper pin. In a front end portion of the upper shaft are formed a taper portion contracting towards the front of the upper pin and a groove portion engaging with the lower pin. The upper and lower pins are disposed adjacent to one another in the central axial direction of the hub and are also at a phase angle difference of, for example, 90 degrees. This invention provides a universal joint that has a simpler structure and a reduced manufacturing cost.

摘要翻译： 本发明的万向接头包括插入在上轴和中轴之间的毂，连接上轴和毂的上销，连接在一起的中轴和轮毂的下销， 在中轴的外侧的上端侧的一端。 轮毂形成为其外形为相对于上销在前后方向上变窄的主轴形状，并且在其轴向中心形成有设有锥形部分的有底孔， 朝向上销的后部开口。 在上轴的前端部形成有朝向上销的前部收缩的锥形部分和与下销接合的槽部。 上销和下销在毂的中心轴线方向上彼此相邻设置，并且也处于例如90度的相位角差。 本发明提供一种具有更简单的结构和降低的制造成本的万向接头。

公开(公告)号：US06902192B2

公开(公告)日：2005-06-07

申请号：US10440813

申请日：2003-05-19

申请人： Kenji Sato ,  Sakae Matsumoto

发明人： Kenji Sato ,  Sakae Matsumoto

IPC分类号： B62D1/18 ,  B62D1/184 ,  B62D1/187

CPC分类号： B62D1/184

摘要： A steering column is structured such that a clamp/unclamp mechanism of a telescopic mechanism and a tilting mechanism can be operated by a single control lever located in the vicinity of a steering wheel, and that no part juts out of the steering column to improve reliability and controllability. When the control lever is pulled to rock on the center of the lever center axis, a tilt head is unclamped, while the rocking motion of the control lever turns a pusher plate, thereby pushing a pusher rod and also turning a column clamp shaft through a rocking arm. With the rotation of the column clamp shaft, the clamp is released to allow a column head to move. Since the column clamp shaft turns parallelly with the direction of movement of the column head, the column head can be clamped/unclamped regardless of its position.

公开(公告)号：US06467807B2

公开(公告)日：2002-10-22

申请号：US09782523

申请日：2001-02-14

申请人： Shuhei Ikeda ,  Kenji Sato ,  Katsumi Saito ,  Sakae Matsumoto

发明人： Shuhei Ikeda ,  Kenji Sato ,  Katsumi Saito ,  Sakae Matsumoto

IPC分类号： B62D118

CPC分类号： B62D1/184

摘要： A steering device for a car comprises an inner column for rotatably supporting one end of a steering shaft, an outer column for rotatably supporting the other end of the steering shaft, in which the inner column is slidably fitted, a couple of clamp portions formed integrally with the outer column and each having an embracing surface for embracing the inner column, and a fastening mechanism for making the couple of clamp portions embrace and thus fasten the inner column by moving the couple of clamp portions close to each other. The steering shaft is moved in the axial direction by releasing the fastening mechanism so that a telescopic position of the steering shaft is adjustable.

摘要翻译： 一种用于汽车的转向装置包括用于可转动地支撑转向轴的一端的内柱，用于可旋转地支撑转向轴的另一端的外柱，其中内柱可滑动地装配在其中;一对夹紧部， 具有外柱，并且每个都具有用于包围内柱的包围表面，以及紧固机构，用于通过使夹紧部分的一对移动靠近彼此而使夹持部的一对包围并因此固定内柱。 通过释放紧固机构使转向轴在轴向上移动，使得转向轴的伸缩位置是可调节的。

公开(公告)号：US07552945B2

公开(公告)日：2009-06-30

申请号：US11115672

申请日：2005-04-27

申请人： Kenji Sato ,  Sakae Matsumoto

发明人： Kenji Sato ,  Sakae Matsumoto

IPC分类号： B62D1/18

CPC分类号： B62D1/184

摘要： A steering column is structured such that a clamp/unclamp mechanism of a telescopic mechanism and a tilting mechanism can be operated by a single control lever located in the vicinity of a steering wheel, and that no part juts out of the steering column to improve reliability and controllability. When the control lever is pulled to rock on the center of the lever center axis, a tilt head is unclamped, while the rocking motion of the control lever turns a pusher plate, thereby pushing a pusher rod and also turning a column clamp shaft through a rocking arm. With the rotation of the column clamp shaft, the clamp is released to allow a column head to move. Since the column clamp shaft turns parallelly with the direction of movement of the column head, the column head can be clamped/unclamped regardless of its position.

摘要翻译： 转向柱的构造使得伸缩机构的夹紧/松开机构和倾斜机构可以由位于方向盘附近的单个控制杆操作，并且没有部分从转向柱突出以提高可靠性 和可控性。 当控制杆被拉动到杠杆中心轴的中心处摇摆时，倾斜头被松开，而控制杆的摆动运动转动推板，从而推动推杆并且还将柱夹轴转动通过 摇臂 随着柱夹轴的旋转，释放夹具以允许柱头移动。 由于柱夹轴与柱头的移动方向平行地转动，所以柱头可以被夹紧/松开，而不管其位置如何。

公开(公告)号：US20050217408A1

公开(公告)日：2005-10-06

申请号：US11115672

申请日：2005-04-27

申请人： Kenji Sato ,  Sakae Matsumoto

发明人： Kenji Sato ,  Sakae Matsumoto

IPC分类号： B62D1/18 ,  B62D1/184 ,  B62D1/187 ,  B62D1/16

CPC分类号： B62D1/184

摘要： A steering column is structured such that a clamp/unclamp mechanism of a telescopic mechanism and a tilting mechanism can be operated by a single control lever located in the vicinity of a steering wheel, and that no part juts out of the steering column to improve reliability and controllability. When the control lever is pulled to rock on the center of the lever center axis, a tilt head is unclamped, while the rocking motion of the control lever turns a pusher plate, thereby pushing a pusher rod and also turning a column clamp shaft through a rocking arm. With the rotation of the column clamp shaft, the clamp is released to allow a column head to move. Since the column clamp shaft turns parallelly with the direction of movement of the column head, the column head can be clamped/unclamped regardless of its position.

摘要翻译： 转向柱的构造使得伸缩机构的夹紧/松开机构和倾斜机构可以由位于方向盘附近的单个控制杆操作，并且没有部分从转向柱突出以提高可靠性 和可控性。 当控制杆被拉动到杠杆中心轴的中心处摇摆时，倾斜头被松开，而控制杆的摆动运动转动推动板，从而推动推杆并且还将柱夹轴转动通过 摇臂 随着柱夹轴的旋转，释放夹具以允许柱头移动。 由于柱夹轴与柱头的移动方向平行地转动，所以柱头可以被夹紧/松开，而不管其位置如何。

公开(公告)号：US06237955B1

公开(公告)日：2001-05-29

申请号：US09400539

申请日：1999-09-21

申请人： Kenji Sato ,  Isamu Chikuma ,  Sakae Matsumoto

发明人： Kenji Sato ,  Isamu Chikuma ,  Sakae Matsumoto

IPC分类号： B62D199

CPC分类号： B62D1/192 ,  B62D1/195

摘要： A shock absorbing steering column apparatus comprise a steering column member admitting an insertion of a steering shaft, and a shock absorbing member for permitting the steering column member to displace in an axial direction while being plastically deformed by an impact load applied in the axial direction of the steering column member. The steering column member and the shock absorbing member are integrally formed of a non-ferrous metal.

摘要翻译： 一种减震转向柱装置，包括允许转向轴插入的转向柱构件和用于允许转向柱构件在轴向方向上施加的冲击载荷塑性变形的减震构件， 转向柱构件。 转向柱构件和减震构件由有色金属一体地形成。

公开(公告)号：US06237954B1

公开(公告)日：2001-05-29

申请号：US09362193

申请日：1999-07-28

申请人： Kenji Sato ,  Isamu Chikuma ,  Sakae Matsumoto ,  Kiyoharu Higashino

发明人： Kenji Sato ,  Isamu Chikuma ,  Sakae Matsumoto ,  Kiyoharu Higashino

IPC分类号： B62D199

CPC分类号： B62D1/184

摘要： An apparatus for supporting a steering column has a cross member spanned over two right-and-left walls of a car body at a portion just anterior to a driver's seat, a support bracket integrally fixedly connected to a portion, aligned with the driver's seat, of an intermediate portion of the cross member, a supported bracket fixedly connected to an intermediate portion of the steering column, and a connecting member for connecting the support bracket and the supported bracket to each other with no intermediary of other brackets.

摘要翻译： 用于支撑转向柱的装置具有跨越驾驶员座椅前方的车身的两个左右壁上的横向构件，与驱动器座椅对准的部分一体地固定连接的支撑架， 横向构件的中间部分，固定地连接到转向柱的中间部分的支撑支架，以及用于将支撑支架和支撑支架彼此连接而不用其他支架的中间部分的连接构件。

公开(公告)号：US06711965B2

公开(公告)日：2004-03-30

申请号：US10133753

申请日：2002-04-29

申请人： Masaki Tomaru ,  Isamu Chikuma ,  Sakae Matsumoto ,  Kazuya Fukuda ,  Takahiro Saito

发明人： Masaki Tomaru ,  Isamu Chikuma ,  Sakae Matsumoto ,  Kazuya Fukuda ,  Takahiro Saito

IPC分类号： B62D118

CPC分类号： B62D1/181

摘要： An electric tilt and/or telescopic steering column apparatus comprises a steering shaft having a steering wheel mounted on a rear end thereof, a steering column for rotatably supporting the steering shaft, an electric actuator for adjusting the tilt and/or telescopic position of the steering shaft by driving this steering column, and position detecting means for detecting the position of the steering shaft in a non-contact manner.

公开(公告)号：US06282977B1

公开(公告)日：2001-09-04

申请号：US09176886

申请日：1998-10-22

申请人： Kenji Satoh ,  Sakae Matsumoto

发明人： Kenji Satoh ,  Sakae Matsumoto

IPC分类号： B62D118

CPC分类号： B62D1/184

摘要： A tilt lock mechanism of a tilt adjusting type steering apparatus comprises a fixed gear mounted on one of a lower column member and an upper column member, a movable gear supported to be freely rockable by the other of the lower column member and the upper column member to be detachably engaged with the fixed gear, a reaction force member disposed in the vicinity of the back surface of the movable gear, and a wedge member to take a lock position at which it is inserted between the reaction force member and the back surface of the movable gear to cause the movable gear to mesh with the fixed gear and a release position at which it is retracted from the lock position to release the movable gear from the fixed gear.

摘要翻译： 倾斜调节型转向装置的倾斜锁定机构包括安装在下列部件和上部列部件中的一个上的固定齿轮，被支撑为能够通过下部列部件和上部列部件中的另一个自由摆动的可动齿轮 可拆卸地与固定齿轮接合，设置在可动齿轮的后表面附近的反作用力构件和楔形构件，以将锁定位置插入在该位置中，在该位置插入反作用力构件和后表面之间的 可移动齿轮使可动齿轮与固定齿轮啮合，以及释放位置，在该释放位置，该释放位置从锁定位置缩回以将可移动齿轮从固定齿轮释放。

公开(公告)号：US6105456A

公开(公告)日：2000-08-22

申请号：US90979

申请日：1998-06-05

申请人： Kiyoharu Higashino ,  Sakae Matsumoto ,  Shinichi Fuchigami ,  Shoji Oka

发明人： Kiyoharu Higashino ,  Sakae Matsumoto ,  Shinichi Fuchigami ,  Shoji Oka

IPC分类号： B62D1/16 ,  B62D1/19 ,  B62D1/20 ,  F16D3/40 ,  F16D3/38

CPC分类号： F16D3/40 ,  B62D1/16 ,  B62D1/197 ,  B62D1/20

摘要： A steering intermediate shaft has an inner shaft member and an outer tube member so engaged with each other as to be capable of transmitting rotation and to be slidable in an axial direction. The outer tube member includes slits so formed at one end as to extend in the axial direction. An annular fastening member is provided at a portion of the outer tube member formed with the slits to exert a fastening action inwards in a radial direction. The fastening member includes a disengagement preventing member for preventing the outer tube member from disengaging from the inner shaft member against an axial force within a predetermined value by engaging with the inner shaft member.

摘要翻译： 转向中间轴具有内轴构件和外管构件，其彼此接合以能够传递旋转并且可沿轴向滑动。 外管构件包括在一端形成为沿轴向方向延伸的狭缝。 在形成有狭缝的外管构件的一部分处设置有环形紧固构件，以在径向方向上向内施加紧固作用。 紧固构件包括防脱部件，用于防止外管构件通过与内轴构件接合而抵抗轴向力与预定值脱离内轴构件。