Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rack shaft support device and torsion amount adjustment method for torsion spring used therein
- Patent Title (中): 用于其中的扭转弹簧的支架装置和扭转量调节方法
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Application No.: US12458769Application Date: 2009-07-22
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Publication No.: US08443689B2Publication Date: 2013-05-21
- Inventor: Akitake Kawakubo , Yoshinori Suzuki , Hirofumi Ishimi
- Applicant: Akitake Kawakubo , Yoshinori Suzuki , Hirofumi Ishimi
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka-Shi
- Assignee: JTekt Corporation
- Current Assignee: JTekt Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka-Shi
- Agency: Oliff & Berridge, PLC
- Priority: JP2008-190205 20080723
- Main IPC: F16H1/04
- IPC: F16H1/04

Abstract:
A rack shaft support device includes: a rack shaft support member that slidably supports a rack shaft; a sealing member fixed to an inlet port of a retention hole formed in a housing; an intermediate member that is interposed between the rack shaft support member and the sealing member; a torsion spring that couples the intermediate member so that torque is transmitted to the intermediate member; a torsion amount adjusting member that is attached to the sealing member in such a manner that a position of the torsion amount adjusting member with respect to the sealing member is adjustable and adjusts a torsion amount of the torsion spring; and a cam mechanism that converts a rotation force of the intermediate member induced by untwisting of the torsion spring into a force by which the intermediate member pushes the rack shaft support member.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100018337A1 Rack shaft support device and torsion amount adjustment method for torsion spring used therein Public/Granted day:2010-01-28
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