Regulating apparatus for a steering shaft
AssigneeAisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasumi Nishikawa
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Abstract
A regulating apparatus for a steering shaft of a steering wheel including an outer shaft rotatably mounted on a casing member, an inner shaft axially slidably mounted within the outer shaft and rotatable for transmitting rotation torque generated by rotation of the steering wheel wherein the steering wheel is mounted on the inner shaft, a locking member axially slidably mounted within the outer shaft and pivotably mounted on the inner shaft for selective engagement with the outer shaft and a control rod operatively connected to the inner shaft and the locking member for rotating the locking member so as to pressingly engage the locking member against the outer shaft.
Claims6
A regulating apparatus for a steering shaft of a steering wheel, comprising:
- an outer shaft rotatably mounted on a casing member;
- an inner shaft axially slidably mounted within said outer shaft and rotatable for transmitting torque generated by rotation of said steering wheel wherein said steering wheel is mounted on said inner shaft;
- a locking member axially slidably mounted within said outer shaft and pivotably mounted on said inner shaft for selective engagement with said outer shaft;
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- a control rod operatively connected to said inner shaft and said locking member for rotating said locking member so as to pressingly engage said locking member against said outer shaft wherein said locking member is pressed against said outer shaft at a point axially forwardly offset from a point where said locking member is pivotably mounted on said inner shaft and wherein said control rod and said locking member have a clearance formed therebetween such that upon an axial force being applied to said control rod, said control rod is slidable within said outer shaft and said engagement of said locking member with said outer shaft is increased.
A regulating apparatus for a steering shaft of a steering wheel, comprising:
- an outer shaft rotatably mounted on a casing member;
- an inner shaft axially slidably mounted within said outer shaft and rotatable for transmitting torque generated by rotation of said steering wheel wherein said steering wheel is mounted on said inner shaft;
- a locking member axially slidably mounted within said outer shaft and pivotably mounted on said inner shaft for selective engagement with said outer shaft wherein said control rod has a threaded end portion and wherein said locking member has a hole formed therein at a right angle to the longitudinal axis of said inner shaft, and further comprising a nut mounted in said hole, said nut having a threaded hole formed therein engageable with said threaded end portion of said control rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.