CN106143591B - Steering assembly and automobile - Google Patents

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CN106143591B
CN106143591B CN201510148836.0A CN201510148836A CN106143591B CN 106143591 B CN106143591 B CN 106143591B CN 201510148836 A CN201510148836 A CN 201510148836A CN 106143591 B CN106143591 B CN 106143591B
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刘佳佳
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The invention discloses a kind of steering assembly and automobiles, wherein, the both ends of the steering assembly are connected to the first knuckle (20) and the second knuckle (50), along the length direction of the steering assembly, the steering assembly includes first part and second part, it is provided with regulating mechanism between the first part and second part, which can drive the first part and second part relative motion, to adjust the entire length of the steering assembly.The automobile includes the steering assembly.Through the above technical solution, steering assembly of the invention is divided into two parts, two part relative motions are driven by the way that regulating mechanism is arranged between two parts, the entire length of steering assembly can be adjusted, change the distance between the first knuckle and the second knuckle, and then the deflection direction of deflecting roller can be changed, so that two deflecting rollers is deflected towards different directions, to meet a variety of steering demands of automobile.

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Steering assembly and automobile
Technical field
The present invention relates to automobile steering systems, and in particular, to a kind of steering assembly further relates to a kind of with the steering The automobile of device assembly.
Background technique
The part (hereinafter referred to as " steering assembly ") of automobile steering system being located between two knuckles mainly includes Diverter and two track rods for being connected to the diverter both ends.
In the steering assembly of the prior art, the length of diverter and track rod be all it is uncontrollable, cause The entire length of steering assembly can not be adjusted, and allowing for the distance between two knuckles in this way can not change, two steerings Wheel can only deflect in the same direction, be unable to satisfy a variety of steering demands.
Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of steering assembly, which can satisfy a variety of steering demands.
To achieve the goals above, the present invention provides a kind of steering assembly, and the both ends of the steering assembly are separately connected In the first knuckle and the second knuckle, wherein along the length direction of the steering assembly, the steering assembly includes the A part and second part, are provided with regulating mechanism between the first part and second part, which can drive institute First part and second part relative motion are stated, to adjust the entire length of the steering assembly.
Preferably, the steering assembly includes diverter, the first track rod and the second track rod, and described One track rod includes first body of rod and second body of rod, and first body of rod and the second track rod are connected to described Diverter both ends, second body of rod are connected to first knuckle, and second track rod is connected to described second Knuckle, the first part include second track rod, diverter and first body of rod, and the second part includes institute Second body of rod is stated, the regulating mechanism is arranged between first body of rod and second body of rod.
Preferably, the diverter includes steering gear rack, and first body of rod and the second track rod are separately connected In the both ends of the steering gear rack.
Preferably, the regulating mechanism includes intermeshing driving gear and driven rack gear, the driving gear setting On one of first body of rod and second body of rod, the driven rack gear is arranged in first body of rod and second body of rod Another one on.
Preferably, the driven rack gear extends along the length direction of first track rod.
Preferably, the driving gear is arranged on first body of rod, and second body of rod includes the interior body of rod and outer bar Body, for the driven rack-shaped on the inner end of the interior body of rod, the inner end of the outer end of the interior body of rod and the outer body of rod can It releasably connects, the outer end of the outer body of rod is connected to first knuckle.
Preferably, first body of rod is straight-bar, and the inner end and outer end of the interior body of rod are parallel to each other and wrong each other It opens, the outer end of the interior body of rod is located on the extended line of first body of rod.
Preferably, the steering assembly further includes gear housing, and the driving gear is arranged in the gear housing, The driven rack gear passes through gear housing.
Preferably, the gear lock for driving gear described in locking is provided in the gear housing.
Preferably, the gear lock includes lock core, spring, electromagnetic coil and lock tube, has card on the end face of the lock core The gear teeth of the slot to be engaged on the driving gear, the lock core are arranged in the lock tube by the spring and can pass through institute Electromagnetic coil driving is stated to be locked on the gear teeth or unlock from the gear teeth.
Preferably, the inner end of first body of rod is connected to the diverter by the first bulb, second body of rod Outer end is connected to first knuckle by the second bulb.
The present invention also provides a kind of automobiles, including a pair of of front wheels and rear wheels, wherein the automobile further includes as described above Steering assembly, the steering assembly are arranged between the pair of front-wheel.
Preferably, the steering assembly is again provided between the pair of rear-wheel.
Through the above technical solutions, steering assembly of the invention is divided into two parts, by two parts it Between setting regulating mechanism drive two part relative motions, the entire length of steering assembly can be adjusted, change first The distance between knuckle and the second knuckle, and then the deflection direction of deflecting roller can be changed, enable two deflecting roller courts Different direction deflection, that is, arrange that two deflecting rollers in " eight words " shape, to meet a variety of steering demands of automobile.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will the following detailed description will be given in the detailed implementation section.
Detailed description of the invention
The drawings are intended to provide a further understanding of the invention, and constitutes part of specification, with following tool Body embodiment is used to explain the present invention together, but is not construed as limiting the invention.In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the partial schematic sectional view for being provided with the steering system of steering assembly according to the present invention, wherein two Deflecting roller is in non-deflected state;
Fig. 2 is the partial schematic sectional view for being provided with the steering system of steering assembly according to the present invention, wherein two Deflecting roller deflects to the right maximum angle;
Fig. 3 is the partial schematic sectional view for being provided with the steering system of steering assembly according to the present invention, wherein two Deflecting roller is deflected in " toed-in " shape;
Fig. 4 is a kind of partial schematic sectional view of embodiment of the first track rod;
Fig. 5 is a kind of partial schematic sectional view of embodiment of gear lock;
Fig. 6 is the schematic diagram that the automobile of steering assembly according to the present invention is provided between two front-wheels;
Fig. 7 is the automobile that steering assembly according to the present invention is provided between two front-wheels and between two rear-wheels Schematic diagram.
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10 first track rod, 11 first body of rod
The outer body of rod of the body of rod 122 in 121
12 second body of rod, 13 first bulb
14 second bulb, 15 driving gear
16 driven 17 gear housing of rack gear
18 gear lock, 181 lock core
182 spring, 183 lock tube
20 first knuckle, 30 diverter
31 steering gear rack, 40 second track rod
50 second knuckle, 60 first deflecting roller
70 second deflecting roller, 100 steering assembly
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Below in conjunction with attached drawing, detailed description of the preferred embodiments.It should be understood that this place is retouched The specific embodiment stated is merely to illustrate and explain the present invention, and is not intended to restrict the invention.
In the present invention, in the absence of explanation to the contrary, the noun of locality used such as " inner end ", " outer end " are in this hair The normal mounting state of bright track rod is undefined, and one end of the close automobile steering device of each component is inner end, separate One end of automobile steering device is outer end.
As shown in Figure 1, the present invention provides a kind of steering assembly, the both ends of the steering assembly are connected to first turn To section 20 and the second knuckle 50, the first knuckle 20 and the second knuckle 50 are connected to the first deflecting roller 60 and second turn To wheel 70, along the length direction of the steering assembly, the steering assembly includes first part and second part, this first It is provided with regulating mechanism between part and second part, which can drive the first part and second part opposite Movement, to adjust the entire length of the steering assembly.
Steering assembly of the invention is divided into two parts, is driven by the way that regulating mechanism is arranged between two parts Two part relative motions can adjust the entire length of steering assembly, change the first knuckle 20 and the second knuckle The distance between 50, and then the deflection direction of deflecting roller can be changed, so that two deflecting rollers is deflected towards different directions, That is, arranging that two deflecting rollers in " eight words " shape, to meet a variety of steering demands of automobile.
It should be noted that term " steering assembly " used in the present invention refer to automobile steering system be located at two Part between knuckle, it is main including diverter 30 and to be connected to first track rod 10 and the at 30 both ends of diverter Two track rods 40.The regulating mechanism, which can be set, turns to horizontal drawing in diverter 30, the first track rod 10 and second On any one or more persons in bar 40.In other words, diverter 30, the first track rod 10 and the second track rod 40 In any one or more persons be length-adjustable.
As an implementation, as shown in figure 4, the first track rod 10 includes first body of rod 11 and second body of rod 12, first body of rod 11 and the second track rod 40 are connected to 30 both ends of diverter, and second body of rod 12 is connected to first turn To section 20, the second track rod 40 is connected to the second knuckle 50, and the regulating mechanism is arranged in first body of rod 11 and second Between the body of rod 12.
In this embodiment, the first track rod 10 is length-adjustable, the second track rod 40, diverter 30 and first the body of rod 11 constitute the first part, second body of rod 12 constitutes the second part.
In steering assembly of the invention, diverter 30 can be various types of diverters, such as pinion and-rack Diverter.As shown in Figure 1, when diverter 30 is rack and pinion steering gear, first body of rod 11 and the second track rod 40 It is connected to the both ends of steering gear rack 31.
The regulating mechanism can have various structures appropriate.For example, the regulating mechanism can be setting first Piston cylinder between the body of rod 11 and second body of rod 12, the cylinder body of the piston cylinder are fixed on first body of rod 11, the piston of the piston cylinder Bar is fixed on second body of rod 12, passes through the flexible adjusting that 10 entire length of the first track rod can be realized of piston rod.
As an implementation, as shown in figure 4, the regulating mechanism may include intermeshing 15 He of driving gear Driven rack gear 16, driving gear 15 are arranged on first body of rod 11, and driven rack gear 16 is arranged on second body of rod 12, actively The rotation of gear 15 drives driven rack gear 16 to move along a straight line, so that second body of rod 12 be driven to move along a straight line relative to first body of rod 11. Here it is possible to which driving gear 15 is driven to rotate by the various driving devices appropriate such as motor or hydraulic motor.
Preferably, driven rack gear 16 can extend along the length direction of the first track rod 10, so that second body of rod 12 It can be moved along the length direction of the first track rod 10, to quickly adjust the entire length of the first track rod 10.
First body of rod 11 and second body of rod 12 can be respectively provided with various structures appropriate.As an implementation, such as Shown in Fig. 4, second body of rod 12 may include the interior body of rod 121 and the outer body of rod 122, and driven rack gear 16 is arranged in the interior body of rod 121 End 1211, the outer end 1212 of the interior body of rod 121 is threadedly coupled with the inner end of the outer body of rod 122, and the outer end of the outer body of rod 122 is connected to first Knuckle 20.
Preferably, first body of rod 11 can be straight-bar, and the inner end 1211 and outer end 1212 of the interior body of rod 121 are parallel to each other and that This is staggered, and the outer end 1212 of the interior body of rod 121 is located on the extended line of first body of rod 11, to guarantee that first turns to horizontal drawing The overall structure of bar 10 is more stable.
As a preferred implementation manner, as shown in figure 4, the first track rod 10 can also include gear housing 17, The outer end of first body of rod 11 is arranged in gear housing 17, and driving gear 15 is arranged in gear housing 17, and driven rack gear 16 passes through Gear housing 17 is simultaneously engaged with driving gear 15.Here, gear housing 17 can prevent driven rack gear 16 from driving gear 15 It disengages, guarantees that the two is in meshing state always.
Preferably, the gear lock 18 for locking driving gear 15 can be set in gear housing 17.By first turn After being adjusted to required length to drag link 10, driving gear 15 can be locked by gear lock 18, so that first turns to cross Pull rod 10 is locked in required length.
Gear lock 18 can have various structures appropriate.As an implementation, as shown in figure 5, gear lock 18 can To include lock core 181, spring 182, electromagnetic coil (not shown) and lock tube 183, have card slot to be engaged on the end face of lock core 181 The gear teeth on driving gear 15, lock core 181 are arranged in lock tube 183 and can be driven by the electromagnetic coil by spring 182 It moves to be locked on the gear teeth or be unlocked from the gear teeth.When the solenoid is activated, work of the lock core 181 in electromagnetic force Spring force is overcome under to disengage with the gear teeth;When electromagnetic coil power-off, electromagnetic force disappears, effect of the lock core 181 in spring 182 Under be snapped on the gear teeth.
More specifically, the inner end of first body of rod 11 can be connected to diverter 30, second body of rod 12 by the first bulb 13 Outer end the first knuckle 20 can be connected to by the second bulb 14.
A kind of the worked of the steering assembly of embodiment according to the present invention is briefly described below with reference to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 Journey.
Firstly, making the first deflecting roller 60 and the second deflecting roller 70 deflect to maximum angle to the right (such as by steering wheel rotation Shown in Fig. 3).Then, start driving gear 15, since the first deflecting roller 60 and the second deflecting roller 70 deflect to the right maximum Angle, therefore first body of rod 11 can not continue to move downward relative to ground, at this point, having second body of rod 12 of driven rack gear 16 It will be moved right relative to ground, second body of rod 12 applies thrust to the right to the first deflecting roller 60, pushes the first deflecting roller 60 It deflects to the left, to make the first deflecting roller 60 and the second deflecting roller 70 in " toed-in " shape arrangement (as shown in Figure 4).
As shown in fig. 6, the automobile includes a pair of of front-wheel and a pair of rear wheels, the pair of the present invention also provides a kind of automobile Steering assembly 100 according to the present invention is provided between front-wheel.By the way that steering assembly 100 is arranged between a pair of of front-wheel, Two front-wheels can be made to deflect in " toed-in " shape, so that automobile can integrally be rotated around the center G point of rear axle, that is, do sector It wags the tail movement, in this manner it is possible to greatly reduce the difficulty of reversing storage.
As shown in fig. 7, further, with good grounds steering assembly of the invention also can be set between a pair of rear wheels 100, so that two rear-wheels are also in the deflection of " toed-in " shape, so that automobile integrally can be around the center rotating of vehicle body, that is, do Pivot stud movement, in this manner it is possible to be substantially reduced space needed for motor turning.
It is described the prefered embodiments of the present invention in detail above in conjunction with attached drawing, still, the present invention is not limited to above-mentioned realities The detail in mode is applied, within the scope of the technical concept of the present invention, a variety of letters can be carried out to technical solution of the present invention Monotropic type, these simple variants all belong to the scope of protection of the present invention.
It is further to note that specific technical features described in the above specific embodiments, in not lance In the case where shield, it can be combined in any appropriate way.In order to avoid unnecessary repetition, the present invention to it is various can No further explanation will be given for the combination of energy.
In addition, various embodiments of the present invention can be combined randomly, as long as it is without prejudice to originally The thought of invention, it should also be regarded as the disclosure of the present invention.

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1. a kind of steering assembly, the both ends of the steering assembly are connected to the first knuckle (20) and the second knuckle (50), which is characterized in that along the length direction of the steering assembly, the steering assembly includes first part and second Point, it is provided with regulating mechanism between the first part and second part, which can drive the first part and the Two part relative motions, to adjust the entire length of the steering assembly,
The steering assembly includes diverter (30), the first track rod (10) and the second track rod (40), described First track rod (10) includes first body of rod (11) and second body of rod (12), and first body of rod (11) and second turn to horizontal Pull rod (40) is connected to the diverter (30) both ends, and second body of rod (12) is connected to first knuckle (20), second track rod (40) is connected to second knuckle (50), and the first part includes described second Track rod (40), diverter (30) and first body of rod (11), the second part includes second body of rod (12), described Regulating mechanism is arranged between first body of rod (11) and second body of rod (12),
The regulating mechanism includes intermeshing driving gear (15) and driven rack gear (16), driving gear (15) setting On one of first body of rod (11) and second body of rod (12), the driven rack gear (16) is arranged in first body of rod (11) and on the other of second body of rod (12),
The steering assembly further includes gear housing (17), and the driving gear (15) is arranged in the gear housing (17) In, the driven rack gear (16) passes through gear housing (17), and first track rod (10) further includes described for driving The motor of driving gear (15) rotation, the gear for driving gear described in locking (15) is provided on the gear housing (17) It locks (18), the gear lock (18) includes lock core (181), spring (182), electromagnetic coil and lock tube (183), the lock core (181) there are the gear teeth of card slot (1811) to be engaged on the driving gear (15), the lock core (181) passes through institute on end face Spring (182) are stated to be arranged in the lock tube (183) and can drive by the electromagnetic coil to be locked on the gear teeth Or it is unlocked from the gear teeth.
2. steering assembly according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the diverter (30) includes steering gear rack (31), first body of rod (11) and the second track rod (40) are connected to the both ends of the steering gear rack (31).
3. steering assembly according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the driven rack gear (16) turns to along described first The length direction of drag link (10) extends.
4. steering assembly according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the driving gear (15) is arranged described first On the body of rod (11), second body of rod (12) includes the interior body of rod (121) and the outer body of rod (122), and the driven rack gear (16) is formed On the inner end (1211) of the interior body of rod (121), the outer end (1212) of the interior body of rod (121) and the outer body of rod (122) Inner end it is detachably connected, the outer end of the outer body of rod (122) is connected to first knuckle (20).
5. steering assembly according to claim 4, which is characterized in that first body of rod (11) is straight-bar, described interior The inner end (1211) and outer end (1212) of the body of rod (121) are parallel to each other and offset one from another, the interior body of rod (121) it is described Outer end (1212) is located on the extended line of first body of rod (11).
6. steering assembly according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the inner end of first body of rod (11) passes through first Bulb (13) is connected to the diverter (30), and the outer end of second body of rod (12) is connected to described by the second bulb (14) First knuckle (20).
7. a kind of automobile, including a pair of of front wheels and rear wheels, which is characterized in that the automobile further includes according to claim 1 in -6 Steering assembly described in any one, the steering assembly are arranged between the pair of front-wheel.
8. automobile according to claim 7, which is characterized in that be again provided with the steering between the pair of rear-wheel Device assembly.
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