公开(公告)号：US5590565A

公开(公告)日：1997-01-07

申请号：US385490

申请日：1995-02-08

申请人： Samuel R. Palfenier ,  Frank R. Keipert ,  Howard D. Beauch ,  Leland N. Olgren ,  William D. Cymbal

发明人： Samuel R. Palfenier ,  Frank R. Keipert ,  Howard D. Beauch ,  Leland N. Olgren ,  William D. Cymbal

IPC分类号： B62D1/18 ,  B62D1/181 ,  B62D1/19

CPC分类号： B62D1/181 ,  B62D1/195 ,  F16C3/035 ,  Y10T74/2066

摘要： A motor vehicle steering column having power adjustment of the horizontal and vertical positions of a steering wheel on an end of the steering column including an adjustable tubular mast jacket on which the steering wheel is supported, a stationary tubular mast jacket, and a self-adjusting slide bearing between the stationary and adjustable mast jackets. The self-adjusting slide bearing includes a support tube on the stationary mast jacket, pair of inward facing frustoconical seats on the support tube, a pair of plastic split sleeve bearings slidably mounted on the adjustable mast jacket each having an outward facing frustoconical side, and a tubular spring between the split sleeve bearings biasing the latter toward converging annuluses defined between the frustoconical seats and the adjustable mast jacket for lash-free sliding support of the adjustable mast jacket on the stationary mast jacket. In a preferred embodiment, the tubular spring is a plastic sleeve having a plurality of circumferential slots separated by a plurality of webs which resiliently flex in the length direction of the sleeve.

摘要翻译： 一种机动车辆转向柱，其具有在转向柱的端部上的方向盘的水平和垂直位置的功率调节，其包括可调节的管状桅杆护套，方向盘被支撑在其上，固定的管状桅杆护套和自调节 在固定和可调节的桅杆夹克之间滑动轴承。 自调节滑动轴承包括在固定桅杆护套上的支撑管，支撑管上的一对向内的截头圆锥形座，一对可滑动地安装在可调节桅杆护套上的每个具有朝外的截头圆锥形侧面的塑料分裂套筒轴承，以及 分开的套筒轴承之间的管状弹簧朝向在截头圆锥形座和可调节的桅杆护套之间限定的会聚的环形物，用于在固定桅杆护套上的可调桅杆护套的无间隙滑动支撑。 在优选实施例中，管状弹簧是塑料套筒，其具有多个周向狭槽，所述多个周向狭槽由多个腹板分开，弹性地沿套筒的长度方向弹性地弯曲。

公开(公告)号：US4867003A

公开(公告)日：1989-09-19

申请号：US286208

申请日：1988-12-19

申请人： Howard D. Beauch ,  Leland N. Olgren

发明人： Howard D. Beauch ,  Leland N. Olgren

IPC分类号： B62D1/19 ,  F16C29/04 ,  F16C33/38

CPC分类号： F16C33/3856 ,  B62D1/192 ,  F16C29/04

摘要： A collapsible, energy absorbing steering column with staged energy absorption. A sleeve around a lower mast jacket of the column has a primary part in the annulus defined by the overlap between the lower mast jacket and an upper mast jacket of the column and a secondary part outside the annulus. A plurality of primary roll deforming steel balls in interference in the annulus are also loosely received in pockets in the sleeve primary part. A plurality of secondary roll deforming steel balls are loosely received in the sleeve secondary part outside the annulus and held on the sleeve by a strippable retainer. When the column collapses, the secondary roll deforming steel balls enter the axially expanding overlap between the mast jackets to increase the level of energy absorption.

摘要翻译： 具有分级能量吸收的可折叠，能量吸收转向柱。 围绕柱的下部桅杆护套的套筒具有由下部桅杆护套和柱的上部桅杆护套之间的重叠以及在环外的次级部分之间的重叠所限定的环形空间中的主要部分。 在环形空间中干扰的多个主辊变形钢球也松散地容纳在套筒主要部分的凹穴中。 多个第二辊变形钢球松散地容纳在环形空间外的套筒次级部分中，并通过可剥离的保持器保持在套筒上。 当柱塌陷时，副辊变形钢球进入桅杆夹套之间的轴向膨胀重叠，以增加能量吸收的水平。

公开(公告)号：US4805478A

公开(公告)日：1989-02-21

申请号：US66612

申请日：1987-06-26

申请人： Howard D. Beauch

发明人： Howard D. Beauch

IPC分类号： B62D1/19 ,  F16F7/12 ,  B62D1/18

CPC分类号： B62D1/192 ,  F16F7/126

摘要： A collapsible steering column for automobiles including a plurality of mast jacket cylinders which are arranged in telescopic configuration with cylinder deforming units operatively mounted therebetween having rollable deformer balls active throughout telescopic collapse of the mast jacket into an optimized collapsed length to provide increased and energy absorption stroke over a given column length.

摘要翻译： 一种用于汽车的可折叠转向柱，包括多个桅杆护套筒，它们以可伸缩的形式布置，其中气缸变形单元可操作地安装在其间，具有可操作地将桅杆护套的伸缩塌陷活动到最佳塌缩长度的可滚动变形球，以提供增加的能量吸收冲程 超过给定的列长度。

公开(公告)号：US5129280A

公开(公告)日：1992-07-14

申请号：US752345

申请日：1991-09-03

申请人： Howard D. Beauch ,  Scott A. Norris

发明人： Howard D. Beauch ,  Scott A. Norris

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

CPC分类号： B62D1/184 ,  B62D1/187 ,  Y10T74/2072

摘要： A steering column including a steering wheel mounted on a tilt-housing of the steering column for up and down pivotal movement about a first transverse axis and a shroud or bezel on the tilt-housing. The shroud has a viewing port therein and a drum is supported on the tilt-housing behind the shroud for rotation about a second transverse axis parallel to the first transverse axis. An outer cylindrical wall of the drum having graphic symbols thereon is partially visible through the viewing port so that the symbols scroll across the viewing port as the drum rotates about the second transverse axis. A connecting rod has a first end pivotally connected to a stationary part of the steering column and a second end pivotally connected to a side of the drum eccentric relative to the second transverse axis so that the drum rotates about the second transverse axis concurrently with up and down pivotal movement of the tilt-housing.

摘要翻译： 转向柱包括安装在转向柱的倾斜壳体上的方向盘，用于围绕第一横向轴线上的上下枢转运动，以及在倾斜壳体上的护罩或挡板。 护罩在其中具有观察端口，并且鼓被支撑在护罩后面的倾斜壳体上，以围绕平行于第一横向轴线的第二横向轴线旋转。 鼓上的图形符号的外圆柱形壁通过观察口部分可见，使得当滚筒围绕第二横向轴线旋转时，符号在观察端口上滚动。 连杆具有枢转地连接到转向柱的固定部分的第一端和相对于第二横向轴线枢转地连接到偏心轮的侧面的第二端，使得滚筒绕第二横向轴线同时向上和向后旋转， 倾斜壳体的下降枢转运动。

公开(公告)号：US4903540A

公开(公告)日：1990-02-27

申请号：US332269

申请日：1989-04-03

申请人： Howard D. Beauch

发明人： Howard D. Beauch

IPC分类号： B62D1/18 ,  B62D1/184

CPC分类号： B62D1/184 ,  Y10T74/18792 ,  Y10T74/19575

摘要： A tilt-lock for a tilt-adjustable steering wheel has angular gross and angular fine adjustment capability. A worm gear sector on a housing pivotable with the steering wheel meshes with a worm wheel on a latch plate pivotable on a stationary bracket. When the latch plate is in a latching position the worm wheel meshes with the worm gear sector to capture the angular gross adjusted position of the steering wheel. The worm wheel is rotatable for angular fine adjustment of the steering wheel. When the latch plate is moved to the releasing position, the worm wheel separates from the worm gear sector to release the steering wheel for angular gross adjustment.

摘要翻译： 倾斜可调方向盘的倾斜锁具有角度总和角度精细调整能力。 壳体上可旋转的蜗轮蜗杆扇形轮与可转动在固定支架上的闩锁板上的蜗轮啮合。 当闩锁板处于闩锁位置时，蜗轮与蜗轮齿轮啮合以捕获方向盘的角度总调整位置。 蜗轮可转动，以便方向盘进行角度微调。 当闩锁板移动到释放位置时，蜗轮与蜗轮部分分离，以释放用于角度总体调节的方向盘。

公开(公告)号：US5345679A

公开(公告)日：1994-09-13

申请号：US105245

申请日：1993-08-12

申请人： Brady J. Lennon ,  Howard D. Beauch ,  Russell L. Herlache

发明人： Brady J. Lennon ,  Howard D. Beauch ,  Russell L. Herlache

IPC分类号： B29C37/00 ,  B29C53/06 ,  B29C53/40 ,  B29C65/00 ,  B29C65/56 ,  B62D1/19 ,  F16C29/04 ,  F16C33/38 ,  B21D53/10

CPC分类号： F16C43/08 ,  B29C53/06 ,  B29C53/40 ,  B29C65/56 ,  B29C66/12423 ,  B29C66/12443 ,  B29C66/4322 ,  B29C66/474 ,  B29C66/81427 ,  B29C66/81431 ,  B29C66/8322 ,  B62D1/192 ,  F16C29/04 ,  F16C33/3856 ,  F16C33/40 ,  B29C2793/0045 ,  B29C37/0057 ,  B29C66/71 ,  B29C66/81415 ,  B29L2031/04 ,  B29L2031/045 ,  Y10T29/4965 ,  Y10T29/4967 ,  Y10T29/49671 ,  Y10T29/49687 ,  Y10T29/49853

摘要： A method of making a plastic ball sleeve assembly includes the steps of forming a flat plastic sleeve blank, cold forming a plurality of ball sockets in the sleeve blank, cold forming a plurality of integral living hinges in the sleeve blank, inserting respective ones of a plurality of hard metal spheres in corresponding ones of the ball sockets, cold forming the sleeve blank to define retaining means at each ball socket operative to retain the spheres in the sockets while exposing surface segments of the spheres on opposite sides of the sleeve blank, and flexing the sleeve blank at the living hinges until opposite end edges of the sleeve blank abut whereby a tubular ball sleeve assembly is achieved. In a preferred embodiment, interlocking tangs and notches are formed in edges of the sleeve blank which interlock to capture the tubular shape of the ball sleeve assembly.

摘要翻译： 一种制造塑料球套组件的方法包括以下步骤：形成扁平塑料套筒坯件，冷却在套筒坯件中形成多个球形插座，在套筒坯件中冷成形多个整体活动铰链，插入相应的 在对应的球窝中的多个硬质金属球，冷成型套筒坯料，以在每个球窝处限定保持装置，用于将球体保持在插座中，同时暴露球套在套筒坯料的相对侧上的表面段，以及 在活动铰链处使套筒坯件弯曲，直到套筒坯件的相对端缘邻接，从而实现了管状球套组件。 在一个优选实施例中，在套筒坯件的边缘形成互锁柄脚和凹口，其互锁以捕捉球套组件的管状形状。

公开(公告)号：US4724722A

公开(公告)日：1988-02-16

申请号：US18038

申请日：1987-02-24

申请人： Howard D. Beauch ,  Gilbert J. Sauve ,  John P. Sutorik

发明人： Howard D. Beauch ,  Gilbert J. Sauve ,  John P. Sutorik

IPC分类号： B60R25/021 ,  F16H59/10 ,  F16H59/74 ,  F16H61/22 ,  B60K41/26 ,  B60R25/06 ,  G05G9/12

CPC分类号： B60R25/02144 ,  F16H61/22 ,  F16H2059/746 ,  F16H59/10 ,  Y10T477/656 ,  Y10T70/5938 ,  Y10T74/20238

摘要： A gearshift lever and ignition lock mechanism has a flexible cable interlock connected therebetween. At the ignition lock end of the cable, a slide member is spring-loaded toward an unlock position. The gearshift end of the cable has a spring-loaded pawl disposed thereon. The spring load on the slide member is greater than the spring load on the pawl, such that the combination of these loads continuously urge the slide member toward the unlock position. The pawl is engaged by the gearshift lever when the gearshift lever is manipulated to the park position as controlled by a detent plate. A return spring on the shift lever moves the shift lever, pawl and slide member against the combined spring load in the flexible cable to a park position. In this position, the ignition key mechanism can be manipulated to the lock position for key removal; and a ramp on the slide member is contacted by a portion of the ignition lock to prevent the slide member from moving toward the unlock position. A shoulder on the pawl cooperates with the detent plate and the shift lever to prevent the removal of the gearshift lever from the park position prior to the manipulation of the ignition key from the lock position, and the upper space of the ramp prevents manipulation of the ignition lock to the lock position prior to movement of the gearshift lever to the park position.

摘要翻译： 变速杆和点火锁定机构具有连接在其间的柔性电缆联锁。 在电缆的点火锁定端，滑动构件朝向解锁位置弹簧加载。 电缆的换档端具有设置在其上的弹簧加载的棘爪。 滑动构件上的弹簧载荷大于棘爪上的弹簧载荷，使得这些载荷的组合连续地将滑动构件推向解锁位置。 当变速杆被制动板控制时操作到停车位置时，棘爪与变速杆接合。 变速杆上的复位弹簧将变速杆，棘爪和滑动构件抵靠柔性电缆中的组合弹簧载荷移动到停放位置。 在这个位置上，点火钥匙机构可以被操纵到锁定位置，以便钥匙移除; 并且滑动构件上的斜坡由点火锁的一部分接触以防止滑动构件朝向解锁位置移动。 棘爪上的肩部与止动板和变速杆配合，以防止在从锁定位置操纵点火钥匙之前将变速杆从停放位置移除，并且斜坡的上部空间防止操纵 在换档杆移动到停放位置之前点火锁定到锁定位置。

公开(公告)号：US4543848A

公开(公告)日：1985-10-01

申请号：US564580

申请日：1983-12-23

申请人： Howard D. Beauch

发明人： Howard D. Beauch

IPC分类号： B62D1/18 ,  B62D1/184 ,  B60R25/02

CPC分类号： B62D1/184 ,  Y10T74/20256 ,  Y10T74/2072

摘要： A steering column for vehicles incorporating an improved tiltable steering wheel head assembly having a separable switch housing that accommodates a wide range of plug-in control switches, the tilt head assembly is pivotally mounted in a one-piece stamped tilt head support which has a neck portion telescoped in and welded to the upper end of the mast jacket.

摘要翻译： 一种用于车辆的转向柱，其具有改进的可倾斜方向盘头组件，其具有容纳多种插入式控制开关的可分离开关壳体，所述倾斜头组件枢转地安装在具有颈部的一体式冲压倾斜头部支撑件中 部分可伸缩并焊接到桅杆护套的上端。

公开(公告)号：US5115691A

公开(公告)日：1992-05-26

申请号：US752346

申请日：1991-09-03

申请人： Howard D. Beauch

发明人： Howard D. Beauch

IPC分类号： B62D1/19

CPC分类号： B62D1/192

摘要： A longitudinally collapsible shaft assembly particularly for application as a steering shaft in energy absorbing steering columns. The shaft assembly includes a first shaft element having a tube end, a second shaft element having a bar end in the tube end, and a coupling which connects the bar and tube ends for unitary rotation without restraining the shaft elements longitudinally relative to each other. The coupling includes diametrically opposite longitudinal slots in the tube end and two longitudinally spaced pairs of diametrically opposite rollers on the bar end which roll along the side edges of the slots to minimize friction during longitudinal collapse. for transferring torque between the tube and bar ends in one direction, one pair of diametrically opposite rollers engages one pair of diagonally opposite side edges of the longitudinal slots. For transferring torque between the tube and bar ends in the opposite direction, the other pair of diametrically opposite rollers engages the other pair of diagonally opposite side edges of the longitudinal slots.

摘要翻译： 一种纵向可折叠轴组件，特别用于在能量吸收转向柱中用作转向轴。 轴组件包括具有管端的第一轴元件，在管端中具有杆端的第二轴元件和连接杆和管端以进行一体旋转的联接件，而不会相对于彼此纵向地限制轴元件。 联接器包括管端部中的径向相对的纵向狭槽和杆端部上的两个纵向间隔开的对直线对置的辊，其沿着槽的侧边缘滚动以最小化纵向崩溃期间的摩擦。 为了在一个方向上在管和杆端之间传递扭矩，一对直径相对的辊接合纵向槽的一对对角相对的侧边缘。 为了在相反方向上在管和杆端之间传递扭矩，另一对直径相对的辊与纵向槽的另一对对角相对的侧边缘接合。

公开(公告)号：US5009120A

公开(公告)日：1991-04-23

申请号：US483617

申请日：1990-02-23

申请人： Stanley J. Iseler ,  Howard D. Beauch ,  Benjamin H. Everett, II ,  John P. Sutorik

发明人： Stanley J. Iseler ,  Howard D. Beauch ,  Benjamin H. Everett, II ,  John P. Sutorik

IPC分类号： B62D1/18 ,  B62D1/184 ,  B62D1/185

CPC分类号： B62D1/184 ,  B62D1/185 ,  Y10T403/32426 ,  Y10T74/20636

摘要： An infinitely adjustable manual control for a lengthwise adjustable automotive steering column of the type having a stationary outer member and an inner tubular member slidable telescopically in the outer member. The manual control includes a housing on the outer member, a clutch element mounted on the housing for radial and lateral shiftable movement, and rack teeth on the clutch element and on the inner tubular member. In a lowered position of the clutch element, the rack teeth mesh to immobilize the inner tubular member relative to the outer member. In a raised position of the clutch element, the rack teeth are disengaged. The rack teeth are oriented at an angle to the longitudinal centerline of the steering column so that the lateral movement of the clutch element in the housing effects longitudinal movement between the rack teeth to assure mesh in all relative positions of the inner and outer members. An actuator and a pair of side bars on the housing releasably secure the clutch element in its lowered position. A flexible cable controlled by the driver operates the actuator to release the clutch element for movement to the raised position when lengthwise adjustment is desired.

摘要翻译： 一种用于可纵向调节的汽车转向柱的无级可调手动控制装置，其具有固定的外部构件和可伸缩地滑动在外部构件中的内部管状构件。 手动控制包括外部构件上的壳体，安装在壳体上用于径向和横向可移动运动的离合器元件，以及离合器元件上的齿条齿和内部管状构件上的齿条齿。 在离合器元件的下降位置，齿条啮合以使内部管状构件相对于外部构件固定。 在离合器元件的升高位置，齿条齿脱离。 齿条齿以与转向柱的纵向中心线成一定角度定向，使得离合器元件在壳体中的横向运动实现齿条齿之间的纵向移动，以确保在内部构件和外部构件的所有相对位置上的网格。 致动器和壳体上的一对侧杆可释放地将离合器元件固定在其降低的位置。 由驾驶员控制的柔性电缆操作致动器以释放离合器元件，以便在需要纵向调节时移动到升高位置。