Title:
VEHICLE STEERING DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2019/003370
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
This vehicle steering device (10) comprises: a steering rack (26) movable in the vehicle width direction; a housing (32) for housing the steering rack (26); a stopper (51) provided on the shaft end (26a) of the steering rack (26), which is exposed outside the housing (32); and a collision cushioning member (52) provided in the housing (32) and restricting, in the vehicle width direction, the range of motion of the stopper (51). The collision cushioning member (52) has: an elastic region (A1) for absorbing the knocking load which is input from the stopper (51) and caused by normal steering; and a plastic region (A2) for absorbing impact load larger than the knocking load input from the stopper (51) and caused by the normal steering.
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Inventors:
TERADA NORIFUMI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2017/023866
Publication Date:
January 03, 2019
Filing Date:
June 29, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SHOWA CORP (JP)
International Classes:
B62D3/12
Foreign References:
JP2014136437A | 2014-07-28 | |||
JPS58118073U | 1983-08-11 | |||
JP2011111041A | 2011-06-09 | |||
JP2016008003A | 2016-01-18 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SHIMODA, Yo-ichiro et al. (JP)
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