Intermediate shaft of steering apparatus for vehicle
AssigneeNamyang Nexmo Co., Ltd
InventorsJin Yong Hong, Jong Hak Woo, Hyun Woo Kim
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Abstract
An intermediate shaft of a steering apparatus for a vehicle, includes a yoke tube having one end at which a first U-shaped member is disposed, and the other end at which a hollow portion is formed in an axial direction, a cable having one end at which a second U-shaped member is disposed, and a first coupler provided at the other end of the cable and disposed and inserted into the hollow portion, such that it is possible to electrically and electronically control a steering motor by using some components of a steering apparatus having a physical connection structure in the related art.
Claims6
An intermediate shaft of a steering apparatus for a vehicle, the intermediate shaft comprising:
- a yoke tube having a first end at which a first U-shaped member is disposed, and a second end at which a hollow portion is formed in an axial direction;
- a cable having a first end at which a second U-shaped member is disposed;
- a first coupler provided at a second end of the cable and disposed and inserted into the hollow portion;
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- a second coupler provided at the first end of the cable and coupled to a neck portion of the second U-shaped member,
- wherein in a state in which the first end of the cable is inserted into a first inner groove formed in one surface of the second coupler and an end of the second coupler is inserted into a second inner groove formed in one surface of the neck portion of the second U-shaped member, an outer side of the neck portion of the second U-shaped member is pressed inwardly by a caulking tool, such that the first end of the cable, the end of the second coupler, and the neck portion of the second U-shaped member are coupled by caulking.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.