US20010011693A1 - Disengageable quick-lock connection for telescopic shaft - Google Patents
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- This invention relates generally to length-adjustable shafts and more particularly to quick-change positive locking telescoping shafts.
- a telescopic shaft for rapid length adjustment comprising a tube having a plurality of substantially circumferential alternating ridges and grooves on at least a portion of an inner surface and having an oval cross-section with a major diameter D A and a minor diameter D B ; an inner shaft member disposed within said tube and having matching ridges and grooves, the shaft also having an oval cross-section with a major diameter D C and a minor diameter D D ; and the ridges and grooves of said tube interengaging with the grooves and ridges of said shaft when the shaft major diameter D C is substantially parallel with the tube minor diameter D B .
- FIGS. 1 a , 1 b , and 1 c are three transverse sectional views of a telescopic shaft of the invention.
- FIG. 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal partly sectional exploded view of the telescopic shaft.
- FIGS. 3 a and 3 b are fragmentary perspective views of an alternative embodiment of the inner shaft member and a longitudinal section of the matching outer tube member, respectively.
- FIGS. 1 a , 1 b , and 1 c show transverse sectional views of the telescopic shaft 100 of the invention.
- the telescopic shaft 100 consists of an outer tube member 10 and an axially slidable inner shaft member 20 , each of which have oval cross-sections and alternating circumferential grooves and ridges (See FIG. 2) or, alternatively, continuous threads on their contacting surfaces.
- the outer tube member 10 has a major diameter D A and a minor diameter D B .
- the inner shaft member 20 disposed within the outer tube 10 , has matching ridges and grooves and also has an oval cross-section with a major diameter D C and a minor diameter D D .
- FIG. 1 a shows the major diameters D A of the outer tube member 10 and D C of the inner shaft member 20 in parallel relationship. In this position the inner shaft member 20 can slide axially within the outer tube member 10 .
- FIG. 1 b shows the major diameter D C of the inner shaft 20 rotated to a position, approaching the minor diameter D B of the outer tube 10 , in which its grooves 27 and ridges 25 begin to interengage with the ridges 15 and grooves 17 of the tube 10 .
- FIG. 1 c shows the outer tube and inner shaft in the fully locked position in which the major diameters are at right angles to each other.
- the ridges 15 of the tube are maximally engaged with the grooves 27 of the shaft
- the ridges 25 of the shaft are maximally engaged with the grooves 15 of the tube.
- the alternating ridges 15 and grooves 17 of the outer tube 10 may tend to engage the alternating grooves 27 and ridges 25 of the inner shaft 20 , merely due to the difficulty of keeping a long shaft centered in a long tube, and make it difficult to slide one relative to the other.
- a centering plug 30 may be pivotally mounted on the end of the shaft 20 on a pin or journal 35 .
- This plug 30 has a slip fit in the outer tube 10 so that it is easily moved, but it just clears the ridges of the tube.
- the plug 30 keeps the inner shaft 20 properly centered in the outer tube 10 , so there is no unwanted engagement between the ridges and grooves of the members when the shaft is being telescopically adjusted.
- the centering plug is not needed.
- FIG. 2 shows a fragmentary partially sectional longitudinal exploded view of the telescopic shaft of the invention as shown in FIG. 1 c .
- the ridges 15 and grooves 17 of the tube 10 and the mating grooves 27 and ridges 25 of the shaft 20 are seen in their locked configuration with their major diameters crossed at right angles to each other.
- D B is parallel to D C ).
- the centering plug 30 is rotatably attached to the end of the shaft 20 by a spindle or other fastener 35 , so that, when the major diameters of the shaft and tube are parallel, as in FIG. 1 a , the plug 30 keeps the grooves and ridges of the shaft 20 separated from the ridges and grooves of the tube 10 .
- the shaft may be made from a heavy-walled tube (not shown) to save weight.
- the plug fastener would need to provide adaptation for fastening the centering plug to the shaft by any of several well known options.
- FIGS. 3 a and 3 b show an alternative embodiment of the inner shaft member 50 and the outer tube member 40 .
- the ridges 55 , 45 and grooves 57 , 47 are provided only on the portions of the outer tube 40 and inner shaft 50 which actually interengage when locked.
- the ends 42 of the outer member 40 in line with the major diameter and the sides 52 of the inner member 50 in line with its minor diameter need not have any ridges and grooves.
- the ridges and grooves only appear on the surfaces of the shaft and tube in line with the major diameter of the shaft and the minor diameter of the tube. It is clear from these FIGS. that the inner shaft 50 need not be oval, as shown in FIG. 3A.
- the sides 52 can be flat so that the shaft has a double D profile as long as it has ridges 55 and grooves 57 at its ends to interengage with grooves 47 and ridges 45 on the sides of the outer tube 40 .
- the shapes of the inner and outer members can be any which have congruent arcuate cross-sections on which the ridges and grooves are disposed.
- the methods for making the invention include fully threading the ID of a tube and the OD of a shaft and deforming them both until the major diameter of the shaft is approximately equal to the minor diameter of the tube.
- the ridges and grooves can be made as separate parallel circumferential forms or a continuous thread.
- the threads, or alternating grooves and ridges, may be formed by cutting or machining processes, or they may also be formed by rolling or other non-cutting techniques. This would be determined by the equipment available.
- Another method for making the telescopic shaft requires procuring a tube with an oval cross-section and a shaft, which may be hollow, also with an oval cross-section.
- a circular threading tool, cutting tool, or rolling tool is used to form alternating grooves and ridges on the shaft and tube in line with the major diameter of the former and the minor diameter of the latter. This would have the advantage of minimizing the amount of starting material needed. It would also minimize waste by minimizing the amount of cutting necessary to provide the ridges and grooves on the shaft and tube, in cases where the cutting method is chosen for forming the ridges and grooves.
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A telescopic shaft for rapid length adjustment consists of a tube having a plurality of alternating circumferential ridges and grooves on at least a portion of an inner surface and having an oval cross-section with a major diameter DA and a minor diameter DB; a shaft disposed within the tube and having matching circumferential ridges and grooves, the shaft also having an oval cross-section with a major diameter DC and a minor diameter DD; and the ridges and grooves of the tube interengaging with the grooves and ridges of the shaft when the shaft major diameter DC is substantially parallel with the tube minor diameter DB.
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- This invention relates generally to length-adjustable shafts and more particularly to quick-change positive locking telescoping shafts.
- There are innumerable applications in many diverse fields for length-adjustable shafts with positive locking features. One such application is in telescoping adjustable steering columns of motor vehicles, in which it is desirable to be able to quickly change the length of the steering column and to positively lock it in the selected position.
- Many length-adjustable shafts have quick-change capability based on frictional locking mechanisms, similar to collets, in which a tapered ring is threaded on a split tube member to frictionally lock a mating tube or shaft in position within the split tube. These are quite effective, but they provide clamping force which is limited by the operator's skill in tightening the threaded ring and also by wear and contamination of the clamping surfaces. Also, they do not provide positive locking since the clamping force can be overcome by a large axial load on the shaft.
- Many other current shafts have rack and pawl adjustment locks in which a pawl is pivoted away from a rack on the sliding member of the shaft to allow change of length. When released, the pawl pivots back into engagement with the rack by spring action to lock the shaft in position.
- Currently, still other such shafts are made by threading the inside of a tube and the outside of a mating shaft and then axially cutting away slightly more than half the threads on both members by machining flats on opposing sides of the shaft and arced grooves on opposing sides of the inside of the tube. The shaft can then be inserted in the tube with its remaining threads aligned with the arced grooves of the tube so it slides into the desired position. The shaft is given a quarter turn to lock it in any position relative to the tube. To readjust the length of the shaft/tube couple, it is only necessary to turn either member one-quarter turn and slide it to the new position and re-lock it. These provide quick adjustment and are capable of positive locking, but the presence of burrs at the edges of the machined flats and grooves often prevents turning the tube and shaft to the locked position. Even without burrs, the flats at the edges of the threads on the shaft and tube may butt against each other and prevent turning to the locked position; because they have no normal lead in as would be found in common threads.
- The foregoing illustrates limitations known to exist in present quick-change adjustable length shafts. Thus, it would clearly be advantageous to provide an alternative directed to overcoming one or more of the limitations set forth above. Accordingly, a suitable alternative is provided including features more fully disclosed hereinafter.
- In one aspect of the present invention, this is accomplished by providing a telescopic shaft for rapid length adjustment, comprising a tube having a plurality of substantially circumferential alternating ridges and grooves on at least a portion of an inner surface and having an oval cross-section with a major diameter DA and a minor diameter DB; an inner shaft member disposed within said tube and having matching ridges and grooves, the shaft also having an oval cross-section with a major diameter DC and a minor diameter DD; and the ridges and grooves of said tube interengaging with the grooves and ridges of said shaft when the shaft major diameter DC is substantially parallel with the tube minor diameter DB.
- The foregoing and other aspects will become apparent from the following detailed description of the invention when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
- FIGS. 1a, 1 b, and 1 c are three transverse sectional views of a telescopic shaft of the invention;
- FIG. 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal partly sectional exploded view of the telescopic shaft; and
- FIGS. 3a and 3 b are fragmentary perspective views of an alternative embodiment of the inner shaft member and a longitudinal section of the matching outer tube member, respectively.
- FIGS. 1a, 1 b, and 1 c show transverse sectional views of the
telescopic shaft 100 of the invention. For best understanding of the features of the invention, it is best to consider FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, as appropriate, in order to see longitudinal and perspective views when necessary. In its simplest form, thetelescopic shaft 100 consists of anouter tube member 10 and an axially slidableinner shaft member 20, each of which have oval cross-sections and alternating circumferential grooves and ridges (See FIG. 2) or, alternatively, continuous threads on their contacting surfaces. Theouter tube member 10 has a major diameter DA and a minor diameter DB. Theinner shaft member 20, disposed within theouter tube 10, has matching ridges and grooves and also has an oval cross-section with a major diameter DC and a minor diameter DD. - FIG. 1a shows the major diameters DA of the
outer tube member 10 and DC of theinner shaft member 20 in parallel relationship. In this position theinner shaft member 20 can slide axially within theouter tube member 10. FIG. 1b shows the major diameter DC of theinner shaft 20 rotated to a position, approaching the minor diameter DB of theouter tube 10, in which itsgrooves 27 andridges 25 begin to interengage with theridges 15 andgrooves 17 of thetube 10. - FIG. 1c shows the outer tube and inner shaft in the fully locked position in which the major diameters are at right angles to each other. Here the
ridges 15 of the tube are maximally engaged with thegrooves 27 of the shaft, and theridges 25 of the shaft are maximally engaged with thegrooves 15 of the tube. Of course, even though there is a large difference in the diameters of the tube and shaft, thealternating ridges 15 andgrooves 17 of theouter tube 10 may tend to engage thealternating grooves 27 andridges 25 of theinner shaft 20, merely due to the difficulty of keeping a long shaft centered in a long tube, and make it difficult to slide one relative to the other. To prevent any unwanted engagement, acentering plug 30 may be pivotally mounted on the end of theshaft 20 on a pin orjournal 35. Thisplug 30 has a slip fit in theouter tube 10 so that it is easily moved, but it just clears the ridges of the tube. Theplug 30 keeps theinner shaft 20 properly centered in theouter tube 10, so there is no unwanted engagement between the ridges and grooves of the members when the shaft is being telescopically adjusted. Of course, when the ridges and grooves of the inner and outer members are prevented from engagement by other means, the centering plug is not needed. - FIG. 2 shows a fragmentary partially sectional longitudinal exploded view of the telescopic shaft of the invention as shown in FIG. 1c. In this view, the
ridges 15 andgrooves 17 of thetube 10 and themating grooves 27 andridges 25 of theshaft 20 are seen in their locked configuration with their major diameters crossed at right angles to each other. (DB is parallel to DC). Thecentering plug 30 is rotatably attached to the end of theshaft 20 by a spindle orother fastener 35, so that, when the major diameters of the shaft and tube are parallel, as in FIG. 1a, theplug 30 keeps the grooves and ridges of theshaft 20 separated from the ridges and grooves of thetube 10. This centering action allows smooth and easy length adjustment. The shaft may be made from a heavy-walled tube (not shown) to save weight. In that case, the plug fastener would need to provide adaptation for fastening the centering plug to the shaft by any of several well known options. - FIGS. 3a and 3 b show an alternative embodiment of the
inner shaft member 50 and theouter tube member 40. In this embodiment, theridges grooves outer tube 40 andinner shaft 50 which actually interengage when locked. Theends 42 of theouter member 40 in line with the major diameter and thesides 52 of theinner member 50 in line with its minor diameter need not have any ridges and grooves. Thus, the ridges and grooves only appear on the surfaces of the shaft and tube in line with the major diameter of the shaft and the minor diameter of the tube. It is clear from these FIGS. that theinner shaft 50 need not be oval, as shown in FIG. 3A. Thesides 52 can be flat so that the shaft has a double D profile as long as it hasridges 55 andgrooves 57 at its ends to interengage withgrooves 47 andridges 45 on the sides of theouter tube 40. The shapes of the inner and outer members can be any which have congruent arcuate cross-sections on which the ridges and grooves are disposed. - The methods for making the invention include fully threading the ID of a tube and the OD of a shaft and deforming them both until the major diameter of the shaft is approximately equal to the minor diameter of the tube. The ridges and grooves can be made as separate parallel circumferential forms or a continuous thread. The threads, or alternating grooves and ridges, may be formed by cutting or machining processes, or they may also be formed by rolling or other non-cutting techniques. This would be determined by the equipment available.
- Another method for making the telescopic shaft requires procuring a tube with an oval cross-section and a shaft, which may be hollow, also with an oval cross-section. A circular threading tool, cutting tool, or rolling tool is used to form alternating grooves and ridges on the shaft and tube in line with the major diameter of the former and the minor diameter of the latter. This would have the advantage of minimizing the amount of starting material needed. It would also minimize waste by minimizing the amount of cutting necessary to provide the ridges and grooves on the shaft and tube, in cases where the cutting method is chosen for forming the ridges and grooves.
- In order to prevent turning the shaft or tube through a greater arc than necessary for locking the telescopic shaft length, it would be possible to make the major diameter DC of the
shaft 20 slightly greater than the minor diameter DB of thetube 10. This would prevent turning the shaft past the locked position back to an unlocked position, but it could cause jamming of the engaging ridges and grooves if turned too tightly. Another solution is to include an axial key or other discontinuity in the alternating ridges and grooves. The discontinuity can be provided by any axial interruption in the alternating ridges and grooves such as a weld bead or a rolled groove to disrupt the smooth groove/ridge profile. This discontinuity can be provided on either one or both of the members. Since it does not require any additional manufacturing steps, the first option, that of providing a shaft major diameter greater than the tube minor diameter, is preferred.
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1. A telescopic shaft for rapid length adjustment, comprising:
a tube having a plurality of substantially circumferential alternating ridges and grooves on at least a portion of its inner surface and having an oval cross-section with an inside major diameter DA and minor diameter DB;
an inner shaft member disposed within said tube and having matching ridges and grooves, said inner shaft member also having an oval cross-section with a major diameter DC and a minor diameter DD; and
the ridges and grooves of said tube interengaging with the grooves and ridges of said inner shaft when the shaft major diameter DC is substantially parallel with the tube minor diameter DB.
2. The telescopic shaft of , further comprising:
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means for limiting rotation of said inner shaft member within said tube.
3. The telescopic shaft of , wherein the means for limiting rotation of said inner shaft member within said tube comprises said inner shaft major diameter DC being slightly greater than said tube minor diameter DB, such that said inner shaft is limited to slightly less than 180° of rotation within said tube and said ridges and grooves are fully interengaged at the limits of rotation.
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4. The telescopic shaft of , wherein the circumferential alternating ridges and grooves comprise a continuous thread.
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5. The telescopic shaft of , further comprising:
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a centering plug having an oval cross-section and a slip fit in the tube, said plug being rotatably attached to the end of the inner shaft member for radially centering said shaft member within said tube.
6. The telescopic shaft of , wherein the means for limiting rotation of said inner shaft member within said tube comprises at least one axial discontinuity in the ridges and grooves of the tube to act as a stop against further rotation when the inner shaft has been rotated to the locked position in the tube.
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7. A method for making a quick-change length-adjustable telescopic shaft, comprising the following steps:
providing an outer tube member having an oval cross-section with an inside major diameter DA and minor diameter DB;
forming a plurality of substantially circumferential alternating ridges and grooves on at least a portion of the inner surface of said outer tube member;
providing an inner shaft member having an oval cross section with a major diameter DC and a minor diameter DD;
forming a plurality of substantially circumferential alternating ridges and grooves on at least a portion of the outer surface of said inner shaft member.
8. The method of , comprising the further step of:
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rotatably attaching a centering plug to the end of the inner shaft member for radially centering said inner shaft member within said outer tube member.
9. The method of , comprising the further step of:
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forming at least one axial discontinuity in the ridges and grooves of the outer tube member to act as a rotation stop when the inner shaft member has been rotated to the locked position in the outer tube member.
10. A method for making a quick-change length-adjustable telescopic shaft, comprising the following steps:
providing an outer tube member;
deforming said outer tube member to provide an oval cross-section with an inside major diameter and minor diameter;
providing a hollow inner shaft member;
deforming said inner shaft member to provide a continuous oval cross-section with an outside major diameter and minor diameter, the major diameter of said inner shaft being equal to the minor diameter of the outer tube; and
forming a plurality of matching alternating circumferential ridges and grooves on at least a portion of the inside surface of the outer tube member and the outside surface of the inner shaft member.
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