Rack bushing and steering device
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11878740B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-23

    申请号:US17603898

    申请日:2020-04-02

    CPC分类号: B62D3/123 F16C29/02 F16C35/02

    摘要: A clearance is created between an inner circumference of a bushing main body (2) which surrounds a rack (5) across a row of rack gear teeth (50) and an outer circumference of the rack (5), and two supporting surfaces (21A, 21B) which face each other with a bushing main body axis O therebetween and a supporting surface (21C) which faces a back surface of the rack (5), each extending along an x-axis direction, are formed on the inner circumference of the bushing main body (2). The rack (5) in a neutral state is supported by the two supporting surfaces (21A, 21B) so as to be displaceable along a z-axis direction, and the rack (5) in operation is stably supported by the three supporting surfaces (21A-21C) at three places. A groove bottom position of an annular elastic member attachment groove (24), which is formed on an outer circumference of the bushing main body (2), is offset toward the support surface (21B) only in an area on a support surface (21B) side from the bushing main body axis O, and therefore an elastic ring (3) attached to the elastic member attachment groove (24), protrudes above an outer circumferential surface of the bushing main body (2), but only in the area on the support surface (21B) side from the bushing main body axis O.

    Sliding bearing and bearing mechanism having the same

    公开(公告)号:US10508685B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-17

    申请号:US15571341

    申请日:2016-03-30

    申请人: OILES CORPORATION

    摘要: A sliding bearing 1 which is interposed between a tube 4 and a rack shaft 7 includes a bearing body 11 and two elastic rings 13 and 14 fitted on an outer surface 12 of the bearing body 11, and the bearing body 11 has slits 26 extending from an end face 22 to this side of an end face 24, slits 27 extending from the end face 24 to this side of the end face 22, an inner surface 33 having a sliding surface 28, and an outer surface 12 on which are formed grooves 34 respectively receiving the elastic rings 13 and 14 and projections 35 and 36 respectively provided on axial end portions 23 and 25 with the grooves 34 disposed therebetween.

    Slide bearing
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09989084B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-05

    申请号:US15548192

    申请日:2016-01-13

    申请人: OILES CORPORATION

    IPC分类号: F16C33/20 F16C17/02 F16C33/22

    摘要: A slide bearing which can be manufactured at low cost is provided. The slide bearing (1) is provided with a cylindrical bearing main body (2) into which a shaft member is inserted, and an elastic ring (3) for urging the bearing main body (2) diametrically inward, the elastic ring (3) being mounted to the bearing main body (2). The bearing main body (2) has a sliding surface (21) which slides against the outer peripheral surface of the inserted shaft member, a plurality of first slits (25) running along the direction of an axis O from one end surface (23) toward another end surface (24), a plurality of second slits (26) running along the direction of the axis O from the other end surface (24) toward the one end surface (23), a plurality of first elastic ring interlocking parts (27) protruding diametrically outward at one end part (220) of the outer peripheral surface (22), and a plurality of second elastic ring interlocking parts (28) protruding diametrically outward at another end part (221) of the outer peripheral surface (22). The first elastic ring interlocking parts (27) and the second elastic ring interlocking parts (28) are positioned so as not to overlap each other seen in an imaginary plane P perpendicular to the axis O.