Energy absorbing steering column for motor vehicle
    1.
    发明授权
    Energy absorbing steering column for motor vehicle 失效
    机动车吸能转向柱

    公开(公告)号:US5706704A

    公开(公告)日:1998-01-13

    申请号:US621854

    申请日:1996-03-25

    IPC分类号: B62D1/19 F16F7/12

    CPC分类号: B62D1/195 F16F7/125

    摘要: An energy absorber for a motor vehicle steering column including a yoke pivotable about a lateral centerline of a motor vehicle body and an energy absorbing means between the yoke and the mast jacket responsive to linear translation of the mast jacket relative to the yoke. The mast jacket extends through a bore in the yoke and a plastic bushing in the bore prevents the mast jacket from tilting relative to the yoke before and during linear translation of the mast jacket. The energy absorbing means includes a flat metal strap attached at one end to the mast jacket and bent over a convex anvil on the yoke. The metal strap is pulled over the anvil parallel to a longitudinal centerline of the mast jacket and plastically deformed to convert into work a fraction of the kinetic energy of an impact on the steering column. Because the mast jacket pivots as a unit with the yoke, the metal strap is always parallel to the longitudinal centerline of the mast jacket and the vector force reaction on the mast jacket attributable to the energy absorber intersects the lateral centerline.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于机动车辆转向柱的能量吸收器,包括可围绕机动车体的横向中心线枢转的轭和响应于桅杆护套相对于轭的线性平移而在轭和桅杆护套之间的能量吸收装置。 桅杆护套延伸穿过轭架中的孔,并且孔中的塑料衬套防止桅杆护套在桅杆护套的线性平移之前和之间相对于轭架倾斜。 能量吸收装置包括在一端附接到桅杆护套并在轭上的凸砧上弯曲的平坦金属带。 将金属带拉过砧座平行于桅杆护套的纵向中心线并塑性变形,以转换为转向柱上冲击动能的一部分。 由于桅杆护套作为与轭的单元枢转,金属带总是平行于桅杆护套的纵向中心线,并且由能量吸收器引起的桅杆护套上的矢量力反作用于横向中心线。

    Anti-theft steering shaft lock
    2.
    发明授权
    Anti-theft steering shaft lock 失效
    防盗转向轴锁

    公开(公告)号:US5718132A

    公开(公告)日:1998-02-17

    申请号:US691959

    申请日:1996-08-05

    IPC分类号: B60R25/02

    摘要: An anti-theft steering shaft lock for an energy-absorbing motor vehicle steering column having a linearly collapsible mast jacket includes a unitized construction consisting of a cylinder lock attached to an instrument panel of the motor vehicle remote from the mast jacket, a lateral housing between the cylinder lock and the mast jacket, a lock bolt in the lateral housing, rack and pinion gears which convert rotation of an element of the cylinder lock into linear translation of the lock bolt, and a frangible connection means at which an inboard part of the unitized construction adjacent the mast jacket separates from an outboard part in the direction of linear collapse of the mast jacket. The frangible connection means includes a pair of laterally aligned frangible joints between inboard and outboard segments of the lateral housing and between inboard and outboard segments of the lock bolt. The inboard part of the unitized construction constitutes a relatively small rigid appendage to the mast jacket so that the space behind the instrument panel dedicated to maintenance of a clear path for such rigid appendage is, likewise, relatively small.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于具有线性可折叠桅杆护套的能量吸收机动车辆转向柱的防盗转向轴锁包括由连接到远离桅杆护套的机动车辆的仪表板上的气缸锁构成的组合结构, 气缸锁和桅杆护套,横向壳体中的锁定螺栓,将气缸锁的元件的旋转转换成锁定螺栓的直线平移的齿条和小齿轮,以及易碎连接装置, 与桅杆护套相邻的单元化结构在桅杆护套线性塌陷的方向上与外侧部件分离。 易碎连接装置包括一对横向对准的脆弱接头,位于横向壳体的内侧和外侧段之间,以及锁定螺栓的内侧和外侧段之间。 组合结构的内侧部分构成了桅杆护套的相对较小的刚性附件,使得专用于维持用于这种刚性附属物的清晰路径的仪表板后面的空间同样相对较小。

    Energy absorber for motor vehicle steering column
    3.
    发明授权
    Energy absorber for motor vehicle steering column 失效
    汽车转向柱能量吸收器

    公开(公告)号:US5669634A

    公开(公告)日:1997-09-23

    申请号:US645320

    申请日:1996-05-13

    IPC分类号: B62D1/19

    CPC分类号: B62D1/195

    摘要: An energy absorber for a motor vehicle steering column including a yoke pivotable about a lateral centerline of a body of the motor vehicle and an energy absorbing structure responsive to linear translation of a mast jacket of the steering column relative to the yoke in the direction of a longitudinal centerline of the mast jacket. The mast jacket extends through a bore in the yoke and is prevented by the bore from tipping relative to the yoke. The energy absorbing structure includes a convex anvil on the mast jacket and a J-shaped flat metal strap seated on the convex anvil with a short leg rigidly attached to the yoke and a long leg juxtaposed a wall of the mast jacket. An impact on the steering column initiates linear translation of the mast jacket in the direction of its longitudinal centerline relative to the yoke during which the convex anvil translates linearly relative to the stationary metal strap so that the metal strap is pulled over the convex anvil and plastically deformed to convert into work a fraction of the kinetic energy of the impact.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于机动车转向柱的能量吸收器,包括可围绕机动车辆的主体的横向中心线枢转的磁轭和响应于转向柱的桅杆护套相对于轭的线性平移的能量吸收结构, 桅杆夹套的纵向中心线。 桅杆护套延伸穿过轭中的孔,并且通过孔防止倾斜相对于轭。 能量吸收结构包括桅杆护套上的凸砧和位于凸砧上的J形扁平金属带,其具有刚性地附接到轭的短腿和桅杆护套的长腿并置的壁。 对转向柱的冲击引起桅杆护套在其纵向中心线相对于轭的方向上的线性平移,在该方向期间,凸砧相对于固定金属带线性地平移,使得金属带被拉过凸砧并且塑性地 变形成转化为工作的一部分动能的冲击。

    Energy absorber for motor vehicle steering column
    4.
    发明授权
    Energy absorber for motor vehicle steering column 失效
    汽车转向柱能量吸收器

    公开(公告)号:US5720496A

    公开(公告)日:1998-02-24

    申请号:US673764

    申请日:1996-06-17

    IPC分类号: B62D1/19 F16F7/12

    CPC分类号: B62D1/195 F16F7/123

    摘要: An energy absorber for a motor vehicle steering column including a yoke pivotable about a lateral centerline of a body of the motor vehicle and an energy absorbing mechanism responsive to linear translation of a mast jacket of the steering column relative to the yoke. The mast jacket extends through a bore in the yoke and a plastic bushing in the bore prevents the mast jacket from tipping relative to the yoke. The energy absorbing mechanism includes flat metal strap wound into a spiral coil and cradled or otherwise captured in a flat recess in the yoke tangent to the mast jacket. A distal end of the flat metal strap parallel to the mast jacket is rigidly attached to the latter so that during linear translation of the mast jacket under impact, the distal end is pulled out of the flat recess and unrolls the spiral coil. As the spiral coil unrolls, the flat metal strap is plastically deformed to convert into work a fraction of the kinetic energy of the impact on the steering column.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于机动车辆转向柱的能量吸收器,包括可围绕机动车辆的车身横向中心线枢转的轭架,以及响应于转向柱的桅杆护套相对于轭架的线性平移的能量吸收机构。 桅杆护套延伸穿过轭架中的孔,并且孔中的塑料衬套防止桅杆护套相对于轭架倾斜。 能量吸收机构包括缠绕成螺旋线圈的扁平金属带,并且在与桅杆护套相切的轭架中的平坦凹槽中倾斜或以其他方式捕获。 平行于桅杆护套的扁平金属带的远端刚性地连接到桅杆护套,使得在桅杆护套在冲击下的线性平移过程中,将远端从平坦凹槽拉出并展开螺旋线圈。 当螺旋线圈展开时,平坦的金属带被塑性变形,以将其转化为转向柱上冲击动能的一部分。

    Tilt adjustable motor vehicle steering column
    5.
    发明授权
    Tilt adjustable motor vehicle steering column 失效
    倾斜可调机动车转向柱

    公开(公告)号:US5715730A

    公开(公告)日:1998-02-10

    申请号:US662757

    申请日:1996-06-10

    IPC分类号: B62D1/18 B62D1/184 B62D1/19

    CPC分类号: B62D1/197 B62D1/184

    摘要: A tilt adjustable motor vehicle steering column having a mast jacket on a motor vehicle body structure, a tilt housing supported on the mast jacket for pivotal movement about a lateral centerline of the steering column, a steering wheel rotatably supported on the tilt housing, a tilt latch for immobilizing the tilt housing, and an inertia-actuated secondary restraint operative independent of the tilt latch to prevent upward pivotal movement of the tilt housing. The secondary restraint includes a spool rotatably supported on the mast jacket, a tether on the spool having an end attached to the tilt housing, and an inertia-actuated latch operative to block rotation of the spool in response to high negative acceleration of the motor vehicle. The inertia-actuated latch includes a plurality of radial abutments on the spool, a pawl engageable on the radial abutments, and a pendulum operative to pivot the pawl into engagement on the radial abutments.

    摘要翻译: 一种倾斜可调的机动车辆转向柱,其具有机动车身结构上的桅杆护套,支撑在桅杆护套上的倾斜壳体,用于围绕转向柱的横向中心线枢转运动;可转动地支撑在倾斜壳体上的方向盘,倾斜 用于固定倾斜壳体的闩锁,以及独立于倾斜闩锁操作的惯性致动的次级限制器,以防止倾斜壳体向上的枢转运动。 次级约束包括可旋转地支撑在桅杆护套上的线轴,线轴上的系绳具有附接到倾斜壳体的端部,以及惯性致动闩锁,用于响应于机动车辆的高负加速度阻止线轴的旋转 。 惯性致动的闩锁包括在卷轴上的多个径向邻接件,可接合在径向邻接部上的棘爪,以及可操作以将棘爪枢转成在径向基台上接合的摆锤。

    Steering column lower bracket
    6.
    发明授权
    Steering column lower bracket 有权
    转向柱下支架

    公开(公告)号:US06592148B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-07-15

    申请号:US09898947

    申请日:2001-07-03

    IPC分类号: B62D119

    CPC分类号: B62D1/195

    摘要: The lower bracket assembly for a vehicle steering column includes a lower column support bracket with a central passage. A lower bearing adapter slides into the central passage from the rear. A pair of energy absorption straps engage the column support bracket and the lower bearing adapter and resist further forward movement of the lower bearing adapter. During a collision, the energy absorption straps absorb energy while permitting the lower bearing adapter to move forward and out of the central passage through the column support bracket.

    摘要翻译: 用于车辆转向柱的下支架组件包括具有中心通道的下支柱支架。 下轴承适配器从后方滑入中央通道。 一对能量吸收带接合柱支撑支架和下轴承适配器,并抵抗下轴承适配器的进一步向前运动。 在碰撞期间,能量吸收带吸收能量,同时允许下轴承适配器向前移动并穿过柱支撑支架的中心通道。

    Responsive E/A system for steering columns
    7.
    发明授权
    Responsive E/A system for steering columns 失效
    转向柱响应式E / A系统

    公开(公告)号:US06641167B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-11-04

    申请号:US10266666

    申请日:2002-10-08

    IPC分类号: B62D119

    CPC分类号: B62D1/195

    摘要: An energy absorbing device for a collapsible steering column of a vehicle includes an M-shaped plastically deformable strap for imposing a resistance to collapse of the steering column when the steering column collapses in a vehicle collision. An anvil adjusts the resistance to collapse imposed on the steering column by the strap. A controller produces a signal of a magnitude indicative of an amount of resistance needed to be imposed on the steering column by the strap to better protect from injury a driver seated behind the steering column at the time of the collision. An actuator receives the signal and actuates the anvil to adjust the amount of resistance imposed by the strap in accordance with the magnitude of the signal.

    摘要翻译: 用于车辆的可折叠转向柱的能量吸收装置包括M形可塑性变形的带,用于当转向柱在车辆碰撞中塌陷时施加抵抗转向柱的塌陷的阻力。 砧座通过皮带调整转向柱上施加的塌陷阻力。 控制器产生一个幅度的信号,该幅度指示由带子施加在转向柱上所需的电阻量,以便在碰撞时更好地保护坐在转向柱后面的驾驶员的伤害。 致动器接收信号并致动砧座以根据信号的大小来调整由带施加的电阻量。

    Responsive energy absorbing device for a steering column
    8.
    发明授权
    Responsive energy absorbing device for a steering column 失效
    用于转向柱的响应能量吸收装置

    公开(公告)号:US06769715B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-08-03

    申请号:US10264963

    申请日:2002-10-03

    IPC分类号: B62D119

    CPC分类号: B62D1/195

    摘要: An energy absorbing device includes a plastically deformable metal strap for resisting the collapse of a steering column. The strap is initially deformable into one or more V-shaped wave formations by anvils to increase the energy required to advance the strap, thereby increasing the resistance to collapse of the steering column. One of the anvils may be removed to eliminate one of the wave formations and thereby reduce the amount of resistance to collapse of the steering column. Alternatively, the position of an anvil may be varied to vary the shape of a wave configuration from a deep V to a shallow V.

    摘要翻译: 能量吸收装置包括可塑性变形的金属带,用于抵抗转向柱的塌陷。 带子最初可以通过砧座变形成一个或多个V形波浪形结构,以增加推进带子所需的能量,从而增加转向柱塌陷的阻力。 可以去除一个砧座以消除波浪形成中的一个,从而减少转向柱塌陷的阻力。 或者,可以改变砧座的位置以将波形的形状从深V改变为浅V。

    Anti-theft steering lock
    9.
    发明授权
    Anti-theft steering lock 失效
    防盗转向锁

    公开(公告)号:US06598393B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-07-29

    申请号:US10046102

    申请日:2001-11-01

    IPC分类号: F15B1301

    CPC分类号: B60R25/02

    摘要: A system for steering the wheels of a vehicle. The system includes a steering gear provided with a steering rack reciprocable in a power cylinder. A steering shaft has a pinion meshing with the steering rack. A hydraulic fluid system assists the reciprocation of the steering rack. The hydraulic fluid system includes a power piston reciprocable in the power cylinder. A control valve directs hydraulic fluid from a pump to the power cylinder at one side or the other of the piston, depending on the direction of rotation of the steering shaft. A lock valve is operable when closed to lock the rack against reciprocation to prevent steering of the wheels by preventing fluid flow in the hydraulic fluid system. The lock valve is controlled by a solenoid-operated electronic controller.

    摘要翻译: 用于转向车辆的车轮的系统。 该系统包括设置有可在动力缸中往复运动的转向齿条的转向齿轮。 转向轴具有与转向架啮合的小齿轮。 液压流体系统有助于转向架的往复运动。 液压流体系统包括可在动力缸中往复运动的动力活塞。 取决于转向轴的旋转方向,控制阀将液压流体从泵的一侧或另一侧引导到动力缸。 当闭合时,锁定阀可操作以锁定齿条以防止往复运动,从而通过防止液压流体系统中的流体流动来防止车轮的转向。 锁阀由电磁式电子控制器控制。

    Connection for energy absorbing steering column
    10.
    发明授权
    Connection for energy absorbing steering column 失效
    能量吸收转向柱连接

    公开(公告)号:US6062100A

    公开(公告)日:2000-05-16

    申请号:US215053

    申请日:1998-12-17

    IPC分类号: B62D1/19

    CPC分类号: B62D1/195 Y10S248/90

    摘要: A connection between a collapsible mast jacket of an energy absorbing steering column and a body of a motor vehicle including a mounting bracket on the mast jacket having a planar flange parallel to a longitudinal centerline of the steering column, a V-shaped slot in the planar flange, and a V-shaped capsule in the V-shaped slot clamped rigidly to the body of the motor vehicle. A pair of channels in converging sides of the V-shaped capsule receive corresponding edges of the V-shaped slot for vertical support of the mast jacket on the vehicle body. The V-shaped capsule is retained on the mounting bracket by a pair of integral lugs on opposite sides of the V-shaped capsule seated in retaining notches in the edges of the V-shaped slot. Impact forces on the steering column fracture the integral lugs to release the mast jacket for energy absorbing collapse. One of the integral lugs is on a cantilever spring on the V-shaped capsule which snaps the lug resiliently into the corresponding one of the retaining notches when the V-shaped capsule is pushed manually into the V-shaped slot.

    摘要翻译: 能量吸收转向柱的可折叠桅杆护套和机动车辆的主体之间的连接,其包括在桅杆护套上的安装支架,其具有平行于转向柱的纵向中心线的平面凸缘,平面中的V形槽 法兰和V形槽中的V形胶囊刚性地与机动车辆的车身夹紧。 V型胶囊的会聚侧的一对通道接收V形槽的相应边缘,用于车身上的桅杆护套的垂直支撑。 V形胶囊通过位于V形槽的边缘中的保持凹口的V形胶囊的相对侧上的一对整体凸耳保持在安装支架上。 转向柱上的冲击力破坏了一体式的凸耳,以释放桅杆护套以减少能量消耗。 一体的凸耳位于V型胶囊上的悬臂弹簧上,当V形胶囊被手动推入V形槽时,弹簧将卡舌弹性地卡入相应的一个保持凹口中。