Steering column and steering apparatus including the same
AssigneeHl Mando Corporation
InventorJonghan Kim
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Abstract
An embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a steering column disposed in a steering apparatus including a housing cover connected to a drive unit housing and a bearing disposed in the housing cover, the steering column including: a main body elongated in one direction and having one side inserted into and supported by the housing cover; an enlarged diameter portion formed as one side of the main body expands in diameter; and a through-hole penetratively formed in an outer periphery of the enlarged diameter portion so as to be coupled to the housing cover.
Claims11
A steering column disposed in a steering apparatus comprising a housing cover connected to a drive unit housing and a bearing disposed in the housing cover, the steering column comprising:
- a main body elongated in one direction and having one side inserted into and supported by the housing cover;
- an enlarged diameter portion formed as one side of the main body expands in diameter;
- and
- a through-hole penetratively formed in an outer periphery of the enlarged diameter portion so as to be coupled to the housing cover;
- wherein the enlarged diameter portion further comprises:
- a first enlarged diameter portion facing an outer peripheral surface of the bearing;
- and
- a second enlarged diameter portion having a smaller inner peripheral surface than the first enlarged diameter portion and having the through-hole.
A steering apparatus configured to transmit a rotation of an input shaft, which is manipulated by a steering wheel, to an output shaft connected to a drive unit housing, the steering apparatus comprising:
- a housing cover in which one side of the input shaft is disposed;
- a bearing configured to support a rotation of the input shaft disposed in the housing cover;
- and
- a steering column having one side disposed between the bearing and the housing cover and having a hollow portion therein, the steering column having an inner surface spaced apart from an outer periphery of the input shaft,
- wherein the steering column further comprises an enlarged diameter portion having one side disposed in the housing cover and expanding in diameter,
- wherein the steering column further comprises a through-hole penetratively formed in an outer peripheral surface of the enlarged diameter portion, and
- wherein the enlarged diameter portion comprises:
- a first enlarged diameter portion facing an outer peripheral surface of the bearing;
- and
- a second enlarged diameter portion having the through-hole and having a smaller inner peripheral surface than the first enlarged diameter portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.