Title:
【発明の名称】ステアリングギヤ比可変装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2565393
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A steering gear ratio changing apparatus includes a first and second steering shafts arranged to be coaxial with each other. The first steering shaft is coupled to a steering wheel of a vehicle and rotatable integral therewith. The second steering shaft is coupled to a steering gear mechanism and arranged to be rotatable. First pawls are formed on one end of the first steering shaft and arranged at equal intervals along the circumferential direction of the shaft. Second pawls are formed on one end of the second steering shaft, which oppose the end of the first steering shaft, and are arranged at equal intervals along the circumferential direction of the shaft. The first and second steering shafts are coupled with each other by a torsion bar and held thereby so that the first and second pawls are engage with one another with a gap between any two adjacent first and second pawls. The width of the gaps is adjusted by actuators so as to cause a relative rotation between the first and second steering shafts.
Inventors:
NISHIMORI MASAYOSHI
YOSHIDA HIROSHI
TANAKA TADAO
MASUDA HIROYUKI
YOSHIDA HIROSHI
TANAKA TADAO
MASUDA HIROYUKI
Application Number:
JP3130689A
Publication Date:
December 18, 1996
Filing Date:
February 10, 1989
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KK
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA ENJINIARINGU KK
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA ENJINIARINGU KK
International Classes:
B62D1/16; B62D5/06; B62D5/22; B62D7/14; B62D7/15; (IPC1-7): B62D5/22; B62D1/16; B62D5/06
Domestic Patent References:
| JP628863A |