CN215752604U - Steering column with lightweight supporting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a steering column with a light-weight supporting structure, which comprises an aluminum support, a left side plate welding assembly, a right side plate welding assembly and a cylinder assembly, wherein one side of the aluminum support is connected with a right adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly through a hexagon head bolt, the other side of the aluminum support is connected with a left adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly through a hexagon head bolt, the hexagon head bolt is positioned at the lower end of the right adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly and is provided with a gasket, and the lower end of the gasket is provided with a non-metal insert hexagonal locking nut. The modular assembly of the aluminum support, the right adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly, the left adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly and the left and right side plate welding assemblies is utilized, the later installation and maintenance are facilitated, common steel is replaced by aluminum alloy, the strength is improved, the load is reduced, the cylinder assembly is matched with the long bolt and the left and right side plate welding assemblies, the adjusting mode of the aluminum support can be quickly loosened and locked, and the adjusting convenience of the aluminum support is improved.

Description

Steering column with lightweight supporting structure

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of automobile manufacturing, in particular to a steering column with a light-weight supporting structure.

Background

An automobile steering column is an important component of an automobile steering system and is a steering mechanism for connecting a steering wheel and a steering gear. The steering column is an important component of a steering operation mechanism of an automobile steering system, and changes or restores the traveling direction of an automobile together with other mechanisms. When the automobile is turned, the driver applies a steering torque to the steering wheel, and the torque is input into the steering gear through the steering column.

In the current machining field, steering column effect center connecting piece, it bears the effect bar of opening from top to bottom, because in the course of working, there is certain permissible error, and when installation steering column center spare, the condition of error value skew can take place, then need finely tune steering column between to the automobile body this moment, thereby relation between connection steering wheel that can be better and the steering gear, thereby reduce the error, improve user experience, and present most adjustment mechanism is steelwork in order to guarantee intensity, make like this steering column receive the oppression of part steelwork and produce the condition of torsion skew, and the steelwork generally is integrated into one piece, later maintenance and maintenance are also very inconvenient.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a steering column having a lightweight support structure.

The utility model realizes the purpose through the following technical scheme:

a steering column with a light-weight supporting structure comprises an aluminum support, a left side plate welding assembly, a right side plate welding assembly and a cylinder assembly, wherein the aluminum support is connected with the right adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly through a hexagon head bolt, the other side of the aluminum support is connected with the left adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly through the hexagon head bolt, the hexagon head bolt is positioned at the lower end of the right adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly and is provided with a gasket, the lower end of the gasket is provided with a non-metal insert hexagonal locking nut, the right adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly and the left adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly are externally provided with the left side plate welding assembly and the right side plate welding assembly, the right adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly and the left side plate welding assembly and the right side plate welding assembly are connected through short bolts, and the short bolts are positioned on the outer sides of the left side plate welding assembly and the right side plate welding assembly and are provided with first reinforced wear-resistant nylon gaskets, the short bolt is provided with a lining at the inner side of the left and right side plate welding assemblies, the inner side of the lining is provided with a protection plate, a first limit groove is arranged between the short bolt and the left and right side plate welding assemblies, the right and left side plate welding assemblies and the left and right side plate welding assemblies are connected by a long bolt, a second limit groove is arranged between the long bolt and the left and right side plate welding assemblies, a second reinforced wear-resistant nylon gasket is arranged at one side of the long bolt, a third gasket is arranged at the inner side of the second reinforced wear-resistant nylon gasket, a first gasket is arranged between the third gasket and the long bolt, a second gasket is arranged at the outer side of the third gasket, and the left and right side plate welding assemblies and the left side plate welding assembly are arranged between the second reinforced wear-resistant nylon gasket and the third gasket, the long bolt middle part is provided with the regulation long nut, it is provided with the short nut to adjust long nut one side, short nut one side is provided with left compact heap, left compact heap one side is provided with right compact heap, left compact heap with be provided with the lever between the right compact heap, the lever lower extreme is connected with the cylinder assembly, the cylinder assembly is located lever one end is provided with the cylinder round pin, cylinder assembly central point is provided with cylinder fixed spring, the cylinder assembly is through ending the position stopper and connecting curb plate welding assembly about, be located end position stopper one side control install second wire harness support on the curb plate welding assembly.

Preferably: the steering shaft welds the lock sleeve assembly front end and is provided with the plain washer, the plain washer is fixed through the thin nut of hexagonal the steering shaft welds on the lock sleeve assembly, the plain washer rear side is provided with deep groove ball bearing for the axle, deep groove ball bearing fixes through circlip for the axle on the steering shaft welds the lock sleeve assembly, the deep groove ball bearing outside is provided with the aluminium support, aluminium support one side is provided with first pencil support, be connected with second hexagonal bandeau cross slot bolt on the first pencil support, there is the pencil support aluminum support upper end through first hexagonal bandeau cross slot bolted connection, the steering shaft welds the lock sleeve assembly and passes the aluminium support other end is provided with ball axle assembly.

Preferably: the aluminum support is sleeved on the outer side of the steering shaft welding lock sleeve assembly, two hexagon head bolts are arranged at two ends of the rear end of the aluminum support, and the aluminum support is made of aluminum alloy.

So set up, the aluminium support passes through hexagon head bolted connection right regulating plate welding screw sub-assembly with left regulating plate welding screw sub-assembly, convenient dismantlement and maintenance.

Preferably: the right adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly is symmetrically distributed on the left adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly, and the right adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly is made of aluminum alloy.

So set up, right regulating plate welding screw sub-assembly with left regulating plate welding screw sub-assembly is used for the aluminium support provides the upset spacing and connects, utilizes the aluminum alloy to improve intensity and alleviates heavy burden simultaneously.

Preferably: the cylinder pin is connected with the cylinder assembly in an embedded mode, and the lever is connected with the long bolt in a sliding mode.

So set up, the cylinder pin is used for fixed the lever.

Preferably: the left pressing block, the right pressing block and the lever are connected in a stepped mode, and the right pressing block and the left pressing block are connected with the long bolt in a sliding mode.

So set up, the lever is in under the swing of cylinder assembly for right side compact heap with left compact heap can closely cooperate the both sides about curb plate welding assembly, make aluminium support's angle is injectd.

Preferably: the third gasket is provided with a groove for limiting the long bolt, and the right adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly is inboard with the left adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly and the third gasket is embedded and connected.

So configured, the third gasket is for mating connection.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

1. the modular assembly of the aluminum support, the right adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly, the left adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly and the left and right side plate welding assemblies is utilized, the later installation and maintenance are facilitated, and the aluminum alloy is utilized to replace common steel, so that the strength is improved and the load is reduced;

2. utilize cylinder assembly cooperation stay bolt and control curb plate welding assembly for can loosen fast and lock the regulation mode of adjusting aluminium support, thereby improve aluminium support's regulation convenience.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a steering column having a lightweight support structure according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a left and right side plate welding assembly of a steering column having a lightweight support structure according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic lever diagram of a steering column having a lightweight support structure according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of a steering column having a lightweight support structure according to the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of a steering column having a lightweight support structure in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a front view of a steering column having a lightweight support structure according to the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a portion I of a steering column of the present invention having a lightweight support structure;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of part II of a steering column of the present invention having a lightweight support structure;

fig. 9 is an exploded view of an aluminum bracket module of a steering column having a lightweight support structure according to the present invention.

The reference numerals are explained below:

1. a hexagonal thin nut; 2. a flat washer; 3. a steering shaft is welded with a lock sleeve assembly; 4. a circlip for the shaft; 5. a deep groove ball bearing; 6. an aluminum bracket; 7. a hexagon head bolt; 8. a non-metal insert hexagonal lock nut; 9. a gasket; 10. a wire harness support; 11. a first reinforced abrasion resistant nylon washer; 12. a second reinforced abrasion-resistant nylon washer; 13. welding assemblies of the left side plate and the right side plate; 14. a stop plug; 15. a right adjusting plate is welded with a screw sub-assembly; 16. a ball axle assembly; 17. a second harness support; 18. a first hexagon head with a cross-slot bolt; 19. a left adjusting plate is welded with a screw sub-assembly; 20. a first harness support; 21. a second hexagon head with a cross-slot bolt; 22. a bushing; 23. a protective sheet; 24. a third gasket; 25. a second gasket; 26. a first gasket; 27. a long bolt; 28. a right compact block; 29. a left compression block; 30. a short nut; 31. adjusting the long nut; 32. a cylinder assembly; 33. the cylinder fixes the spring; 34. a lever; 35. a cylinder pin; 36. a short bolt; 37. a first limit groove; 38. a second limit groove.

Detailed Description

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like, indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are used only for convenience in describing the present invention and for simplicity in description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, are not to be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first", "second", etc. are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first," "second," etc. may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art through specific situations.

The utility model will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

example 1

As shown in fig. 1 to 9, a steering column with a lightweight support structure comprises an aluminum support 6, a left and right side plate welding sub-assembly 13 and a cylinder assembly 32, wherein one side of the aluminum support 6 is connected with a right adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly 15 through a hexagon bolt 7, the other side of the aluminum support 6 is connected with a left adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly 19 through a hexagon bolt 7, the hexagon bolt 7 is arranged at the lower end of the right adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly 15 and is provided with a gasket 9, the lower end of the gasket 9 is provided with a non-metal insert hexagon locking nut 8, the outer parts of the right adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly 15 and the left adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly 19 are respectively provided with a left and right side plate welding assembly 13, the center parts of the right adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly 15, the left and right side plate welding assemblies 13, the left adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly 19 and the left and right side plate welding assemblies 13 are connected through a short bolt 36, a first reinforced wear-resistant nylon washer 11 is arranged on the short bolt 36 and positioned outside the left and right side plate welding assemblies 13, a bushing 22 is arranged on the short bolt 36 and positioned inside the left and right side plate welding assemblies 13, a protection plate 23 is arranged inside the bushing 22, a first limit groove 37 is arranged between the short bolt 36 and the left and right side plate welding assemblies 13, the right and left adjusting plate welding screw sub-assemblies 15 and the lower half parts of the left and right adjusting plate welding screw sub-assemblies 19 are connected through a long bolt 27, a second limit groove 38 is arranged between the long bolt 27 and the left and right side plate welding assemblies 13, a second reinforced wear-resistant nylon washer 12 is arranged on one side of the long bolt 27, a third gasket 24 is arranged inside the second reinforced wear-resistant nylon washer 12, a first gasket 26 is arranged between the third gasket 24 and the long bolt 27, a second gasket 25 is arranged outside the third gasket 24, and the left and right side plate welding assemblies 13 and the left and right welding screw sub-assemblies 19 are positioned outside the second reinforced wear-resistant nylon washer 24 Between ring 12 and third gasket 24, the middle part of stay bolt 27 is provided with adjusting long nut 31, adjusting long nut 31 one side is provided with short nut 30, short nut 30 one side is provided with left compact heap 29, left compact heap 29 one side is provided with right compact heap 28, be provided with lever 34 between left compact heap 29 and the right compact heap 28, the lower extreme of lever 34 is connected with cylinder assembly 32, cylinder assembly 32 is located lever 34 one end and is provided with cylinder round pin 35, cylinder assembly 32 central point is provided with cylinder fixed spring 33, cylinder assembly 32 is connected left and right sides curb plate welding assembly 13 through ending position stopper 14, be located and install second harness support 17 on the curb plate welding assembly 13 about ending position stopper 14 one side.

Preferably: the front end of a steering shaft welding lock sleeve assembly 3 is provided with a flat washer 2, the flat washer 2 is fixed on the steering shaft welding lock sleeve assembly 3 through a hexagonal thin nut 1, the rear side of the flat washer 2 is provided with a deep groove ball bearing 5 for a shaft, the deep groove ball bearing 5 is fixed on the steering shaft welding lock sleeve assembly 3 through an elastic retainer ring 4 for the shaft, the outer side of the deep groove ball bearing 5 is provided with an aluminum support 6, one side of the aluminum support 6 is provided with a first harness support 20, the first harness support 20 is connected with a second hexagonal head cross groove bolt 21, the upper end of the aluminum support 6 is connected with a harness support 10 through a first hexagonal head cross groove bolt 18, and the steering shaft welding lock sleeve assembly 3 penetrates through the other end of the aluminum support 6 and is provided with a ball shaft assembly 16; the aluminum support 6 is sleeved outside the steering shaft welding lock sleeve assembly 3, two hexagon bolts 7 are arranged at two ends of the rear end of the aluminum support 6, the aluminum support 6 is made of aluminum alloy, and the aluminum support 6 is connected with the right adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly 15 and the left adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly 19 through the hexagon bolts 7, so that the disassembly and maintenance are convenient; the right adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly 15 and the left adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly 19 are symmetrically distributed and made of aluminum alloy, the right adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly 15 and the left adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly 19 are used for providing overturning limiting and connection for the aluminum support 6, and the aluminum alloy is used for improving strength and reducing load; the cylinder pin 35 is connected with the cylinder assembly 32 in an embedded mode, the lever 34 is connected with the long bolt 27 in a sliding mode, and the cylinder pin 35 is used for fixing the lever 34; the left pressing block 29, the right pressing block 28 and the lever 34 are connected in a stepped mode, the right pressing block 28 and the left pressing block 29 are connected with the long bolt 27 in a sliding mode, and the lever 34 enables the right pressing block 28 and the left pressing block 29 to be matched with the left and right side plate welding assemblies 13 on the two sides tightly under the swinging of the cylinder assembly 32, so that the angle of the aluminum support 6 is limited; the third gasket 24 is provided with a groove for limiting the long bolt 27, the inner sides of the right adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly 15 and the left adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly 19 are connected with the third gasket 24 in an embedded mode, and the third gasket 24 is used for matching connection.

The working principle is as follows: the aluminum support 6 is connected with the right adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly 15 and the left adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly 19 through the hexagon head bolts 7, the left and right side plate welding assemblies 13 are connected through the short bolts 36 and the long bolts 27, the steering shaft welding lock sleeve assembly 3 and the ball shaft assembly 16 are connected with a steering wheel and a steering gear respectively after the left and right side plate welding assemblies 13 are fixed on a vehicle body, when the angle of the steering shaft welding lock sleeve assembly 3 needs to be adjusted, the cylinder assembly 32 is controlled to retract, the lever 34 is separated from the long bolts 27 and the right pressing block 28 at the moment, the aluminum support 6 can turn over on the left and right side plate welding assemblies 13, after the angle is adjusted to be proper, the cylinder assembly 32 extends out, the lever 34 is matched with the long bolts 27 and the right pressing block 28 for fixing, and the mounting can be successful.

The foregoing illustrates and describes the principles, general features, and advantages of the present invention. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, which are described in the specification and illustrated only to illustrate the principle of the present invention, but that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, which fall within the scope of the utility model as claimed.

Claims (7)

1. A steering column with lightweight bearing structure which characterized in that: including aluminium support (6), control curb plate welding assembly (13), cylinder assembly (32), right regulating plate welding screw subassembly (15) is connected through hexagon head bolt (7) in aluminium support (6) one side, aluminium support (6) opposite side passes through hexagon head bolt (7) connect left regulating plate welding screw subassembly (19), hexagon head bolt (7) are located right regulating plate welding screw subassembly (15) lower extreme is provided with packing ring (9), packing ring (9) lower extreme is provided with non-metal insert hexagonal lock nut (8), right regulating plate welding screw subassembly (15) with left regulating plate welding screw subassembly (19) outside all is provided with control curb plate welding assembly (13), right regulating plate welding screw subassembly (15) with control curb plate welding assembly (13) left side regulating plate welding screw subassembly (19) with control curb plate welding assembly (13) central part The position is connected through short bolt (36), and is located on short bolt (36) about curb plate welding assembly (13) the outside install first reinforcing wear-resisting nylon packing ring (11), lie in on short bolt (36) about curb plate welding assembly (13) inboard install bush (22), bush (22) inboard is provided with screening glass (23), short bolt (36) with about be provided with first spacing groove (37) between curb plate welding assembly (13), about curb plate welding assembly (13), right side regulating plate welding screw subassembly (15), the latter half is connected through long bolt (27) between left regulating plate welding screw subassembly (19), long bolt (27) with be provided with second spacing groove (38) between about curb plate welding assembly (13), one side is provided with second reinforcing wear-resisting nylon packing ring (12) on long bolt (27), the second reinforcing wear-resistant nylon washer (12) is provided with a third gasket (24) on the inner side, a first gasket (26) is arranged between the third gasket (24) and the long bolt (27), a second gasket (25) is arranged on the outer side of the third gasket (24), the left and right side plate welding assemblies (13) and the left adjusting plate welding screw sub-assembly (19) are located between the second reinforcing wear-resistant nylon washer (12) and the third gasket (24), an adjusting long nut (31) is arranged in the middle of the long bolt (27), a short nut (30) is arranged on one side of the adjusting long nut (31), a left pressing block (29) is arranged on one side of the short nut (30), a right pressing block (28) is arranged on one side of the left pressing block (29), and a lever (34) is arranged between the left pressing block (29) and the right pressing block (28), the utility model discloses a curb plate welding assembly, including lever (34), cylinder assembly (32) are located lever (34) one end is provided with cylinder round pin (35), cylinder assembly (32) central point is provided with cylinder fixed spring (33), cylinder assembly (32) are connected through ending position stopper (14) about curb plate welding assembly (13), are located end position stopper (14) one side about install second wire harness support (17) on curb plate welding assembly (13).

2. A steering column having a lightweight support structure according to claim 1, wherein: the front end of the steering shaft welding lock sleeve assembly (3) is provided with a flat washer (2), the flat washer (2) is fixed on the steering shaft welding lock sleeve assembly (3) through a hexagonal thin nut (1), a deep groove ball bearing (5) for a shaft is arranged at the rear side of the flat gasket (2), the deep groove ball bearing (5) is fixed on the steering shaft welding lock sleeve assembly (3) through an elastic retainer ring (4) for the shaft, the outer side of the deep groove ball bearing (5) is provided with the aluminum bracket (6), one side of the aluminum bracket (6) is provided with a first wire harness bracket (20), a second hexagon head-worn cross-slot bolt (21) is connected on the first wiring harness bracket (20), the upper end of the aluminum bracket (6) is connected with a wire harness bracket (10) through a first hexagon head cross-shaped groove bolt (18), the steering shaft welding lock sleeve assembly (3) penetrates through the other end of the aluminum support (6) and is provided with a ball shaft assembly (16).

3. A steering column having a lightweight support structure according to claim 2, wherein: the aluminum support (6) is sleeved on the outer side of the steering shaft welding lock sleeve assembly (3), two hexagon bolts (7) are arranged at two ends of the rear end of the aluminum support (6), and the aluminum support (6) is made of aluminum alloy.

4. A steering column having a lightweight support structure according to claim 1, wherein: right side regulating plate welding screw subassembly (15) left side regulating plate welding screw subassembly (19) symmetric distribution, and the material is the aluminum alloy.

5. A steering column having a lightweight support structure according to claim 1, wherein: the cylinder pin (35) is connected with the cylinder assembly (32) in an embedded mode, and the lever (34) is connected with the long bolt (27) in a sliding mode.

6. A steering column having a lightweight support structure according to claim 1, wherein: the left pressing block (29) and the right pressing block (28) are connected with the lever (34) in a stepped mode, and the right pressing block (28) and the left pressing block (29) are connected with the long bolt (27) in a sliding mode.

7. A steering column having a lightweight support structure according to claim 1, wherein: be provided with on third gasket (24) and be used for spacingly the groove of longbolt (27), right side regulating plate welding screw subassembly (15) left side regulating plate welding screw subassembly (19) inboard with the connection is inlayed to third gasket (24).

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