Dust cover for a steering apparatus of a vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorsHyoung Jun Ahn, Sang Hyun Sim
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Abstract
A dust cover for a steering apparatus of a vehicle includes a first cover coupled to an intermediate shaft in a state in which a bearing member is interposed and fixed to a vehicle body panel. The dust cover also includes a second cover coupled to the intermediate shaft in the state in which the bearing member is interposed and fixed to the vehicle body panel together with the first cover in a state of being bonded to the first cover. A tight contact rib in a long continuous shape along a periphery of the intermediate shaft is formed to protrude from the first cover such that the tight contact rib maintains airtightness between the first cover and the vehicle body panel in a state of being always in a tightly adhered state with the vehicle body panel.
Claims9
A dust cover for a steering apparatus of a vehicle, the dust cover comprising:
- a first cover coupled to an intermediate shaft in a state in which a first bearing member is interposed and fixed to a vehicle body panel;
- and
- a second cover coupled to the intermediate shaft in a state in which a second bearing member is interposed and fixed to the vehicle body panel together with the first cover in a state of being bonded to the first cover,
- wherein a tight contact rib in a long continuous shape along a periphery of the intermediate shaft is formed to protrude from the first cover such that the tight contact rib maintains airtightness between the first cover and the vehicle body panel in a state of being always in a tightly adhered state with the vehicle body panel,
- wherein a curtain portion is formed to extend from each of inner surfaces of the first cover and the second cover to be in contact with the intermediate shaft to partition an interior of a sealed air layer area and is provided inside the sealed air layer area, and the dust cover is configured to have a substantially bilateral symmetric structure with respect to the curtain portion.
A dust cover for a steering apparatus of a vehicle, the dust cover comprising:
- a first cover coupled to an intermediate shaft in a state in which a first bearing member is interposed and fixed to a vehicle body panel;
- and
- a second cover coupled to the intermediate shaft in a state in which a second bearing member is interposed and fixed to the vehicle body panel together with the first cover in a state of being bonded to the first cover,
- wherein a tight contact rib in a long continuous shape along a periphery of the intermediate shaft is formed to protrude from the first cover such that the tight contact rib maintains airtightness between the first cover and the vehicle body panel in a state of being always in a tightly adhered state with the vehicle body panel,
- wherein a curtain portion is formed to extend from each of inner surfaces of the first cover and the second cover to be in contact with the intermediate shaft to partition an interior of a sealed air layer area and is provided inside the sealed air layer area,
- wherein each of the first cover and the second cover includes:
- an outer tube portion in which the tight contact rib is formed;
- an inner tube portion coupled to the intermediate shaft in a state of interposing the first and second bearing members, respectively;
- and
- a connector formed to connect between the outer tube portion and the inner tube portion,
- wherein a gap is formed between the outer tube portion and the inner tube portion such that when the connector is deformed, the gap is adjusted, and
- wherein the dust cover is configured to have a substantially bilateral symmetric structure with respect to the curtain portion..
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.