Splined torsion bar for vehicle steering system
AssigneeSteering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
InventorsAllyn J. Strickler, Christopher L. Walsh, Eric D. Pattok
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Abstract
A torsion bar for a vehicle steering system includes a first end region. The torsion bar also includes a second end region. The torsion bar further includes a main body extending about a longitudinal axis of the torsion bar from the first end region to the second end region, wherein the main body defines a plurality of splines circumferentially spaced from each other to form a splined outer surface extending along the entire length of the main body.
Claims10
A torsion bar for a vehicle steering system comprising:
- a first end region;
- a second end region;
- a main body extending about a longitudinal axis of the torsion bar from the first end region to the second end region, wherein the main body defines a plurality of splines circumferentially spaced from each other to form a splined outer surface extending along the entire length of the main body, wherein the first end region defines a first chamfer from the main body to a first terminal end of the torsion bar, wherein the first chamfer is defined by the first end region angling radially inwardly from the main body to the first terminal end.
A torsion bar for a vehicle steering system comprising:
- a first end region;
- a second end region;
- a main body extending about a longitudinal axis of the torsion bar from the first end region to the second end region, wherein the main body defines a constant cross-section along an entire length thereof, wherein the main body includes a plurality of splines circumferentially spaced from each other on an outer surface of the main body, wherein the first end region defines a first chamfer from the main body to a first terminal end of the torsion bar, wherein the first chamfer is defined by the first end region angling radially inwardly from the main body to the first terminal end.
A vehicle steering system comprising:
- a first steering shaft component;
- a second steering shaft component;
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- a torsion bar coupling the first steering shaft component and the second steering shaft component to each other, the torsion bar comprising:
- a first end region;
- a second end region;
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- a main body positioned between, and integrally formed with, the first end region and the second end region, extending about a longitudinal axis of the torsion bar from the first end region to the second end region, wherein the main body defines a constant cross-section along an entire length thereof, wherein the main body includes a plurality of splines circumferentially spaced from each other on an outer surface of the main body, wherein the first end region defines a first chamfer from the main body to a first terminal end of the torsion bar, wherein the first chamfer is defined by the first end region angling radially inwardly from the main body to the first terminal end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.