WO2007052829A1 - ラック・ピニオン式ステアリング装置及びその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
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- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- the present invention relates to a rack and pinion type steering device for a vehicle and its description
- a rack and pinion type steering device for a vehicle is a steering mechanism that transmits the rotation of the pinion to the rack that meshes with the pinion, moves the tyrod attached to the end of the rack, and controls the direction of the steering wheel. It is configured to communicate to ;
- This type of rack and pinion type steering device is equipped with a rack guide that presses the back of the rack shaft in the mating direction using an elastic body, such as a spring, so that the pinion and the rack are properly mated.
- the pion and the rack are configured so as to properly maintain the combined state.
- rack guides there are two types of rack guides: a sliding type in which the rack shaft and the rack guide are in sliding contact with each other, and a rolling type in which the rack shaft is supported by a roller.
- a rolling type a pin that supports the roller is used. It is configured to be supported by a pin insertion groove provided in the rack guide holder (refer to Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-034 829).
- Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view for explaining an example of the configuration of the rack and pinion type steering device 100 having the conventional rolling type rack guide described above, and Fig. 6 (a) is along the line A-A in Fig. 5.
- Fig. 6 (b) is a partial cross-sectional view of Fig. 5B. — Cross section along line B. Housing is not shown.
- the pinion type steering device 100 is configured by arranging a pinion shaft 10 4 and a rack shaft 10 5 inside a housing 1 1.
- the pinion shaft 10 0 4 is rotatably supported by ball bearings 10 2 and needle bearings 10 3, and the rack shaft 1 0 5 is arranged so as to be movable in the axial direction by a rack bush (not shown).
- the end of the shaft 105 is connected to a tie head of a link mechanism that changes the direction of the steering wheel via a ball join rod.
- the rack teeth 10 5 a of the rack shaft 10 5 are meshed with the pinion teeth 1 4 a of the pinion formed integrally with the pinion shaft 104 described above.
- a rack guide 10 06 is arranged inside the housing 10 1 on the opposite side of the pinion shaft 10 4 of the rack shaft 10 5, and the rack 'shaft 1 0 5 is pressed from the back surface to pinion teeth. 1 0 4 a and rack teeth 1 0 5 a are configured to properly maintain the meshing state.
- the rack guide 10 6 is orthogonal to the axial direction of the rack shaft 1 0 5 to the rack guide holder 1 0 7 formed in a substantially cylindrical shape and the pin receiving portion 1 0 7 a formed in the inner space thereof.
- the pin 10 is arranged in the direction to be pressed, and the needle bearing 10 09 is press-fitted into the center portion, and the outer peripheral surface 110 is formed in a drum shape.
- the roller 1 1 0 is mounted on the pin 1 0 8 and is rotatably arranged in the inner space of the rack guide holder 1 0 7.
- the drum-shaped outer peripheral surface of the roller 1 1 0 is the back surface (combined surface) of the rack shaft 1 0 5. And the rack shaft 1 0 5 can be pressed toward the mating surface.
- the racking guide holder 1 0 1 is provided with a rack guide guide 1 1 1 comprising a cylindrical hole for guiding the rack guide holder 10 7.
- the outer peripheral surface of the da 10 7 is fitted to the rack guide guide 1 1 1.
- a screw is formed on the inner surface so that the adjusting screw 1 1 2 is screwed to the lower side of the rack guide guide 1 1 1 of the nosing 10 1 1 (the side opposite to the rack shaft 1 0 5). Yes.
- the adjusting screw 1 1 2 is a member on the bottomed cylinder, and is screwed into the rack guide plan interior 1 1 1, and a disc spring 1 1 3 is interposed between the rack guide holder 1 0 7 and the rack guide holder 1 0 7 is pushed toward the rack shaft 1 ⁇ 5, and by adjusting the screwing amount of the adjusting screw 1 1 2, the rack teeth 1 0 5 a and the pinion teeth 1 0 4 a
- the composite state can be adjusted appropriately.
- the rack guide holder 1 0 7 can be displaced by the amount of sag of the disc spring 1 1 3. 'In the conventional rack guide described in Fig. 5, Fig. 6 (a) and Fig. 6 (b), the following problems have been pointed out. That is, FIG.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the cross-sectional shape of the drum-shaped outer peripheral surface of the conventional roller 110, and in the conventional rack guide, as shown in FIG.
- the rack shaft is made of high carbon steel
- the roller is made of high carbon chrome bearing steel to perform heat treatment. It is conceivable to increase the hardness.
- the object of the present invention is to solve the above-described disadvantages, that is, to suppress wear of the contact portion between the roller and the rack shaft, to eliminate an increase in the amount of extra rack guide movement, and to prevent the generation of rattling noise. It is. '
- the rack guide is arranged so as to be movable in the mating direction of the rack and the pinion, and a rack guide holder having a pin insertion groove formed therein, and the rack guide holder
- a roller rotatably mounted on a pin disposed in the pin insertion groove, and an outer peripheral surface of the roller is formed in a drum shape around a rotation shaft, and the drum-shaped outer peripheral surface is a pinion of a rack shaft And a shape in line contact with the outer peripheral surface opposite to the mating surface.
- the cross-sectional shape of the drum-shaped outer peripheral surface of the roller is formed to have a curvature that matches the curvature of the cross-sectional shape of the outer peripheral surface opposite to the mating surface of the rack shaft with the pinion.
- the manufacturing method of the rack and pinion type steering device of the present invention is arranged in a rack guide holder that presses the back surface of the rack shaft toward the mating surface of the rack and the pinion with a roller and a pin insertion groove of the rack guide holder.
- the roller is formed on the drum-shaped outer peripheral surface of the cross-sectional shape having a larger curvature than the cross-sectional shape of the outer peripheral surface opposite to the mating surface of the rack shaft with the pinion, and then the surface hardening treatment is performed. After that, the drum-shaped outer peripheral surface is plastically deformed to follow the outer peripheral surface of the rack shaft opposite to the mating surface. It may be formed in a shape that makes line contact.
- the roller is formed on a drum-shaped outer peripheral surface having a cross-sectional shape with a curvature smaller than the curvature of the cross-sectional shape of the outer peripheral surface on the opposite side to the mating surface of the rack shaft with the pinion, and then is subjected to a surface hardening treatment. Then, the drum-shaped outer peripheral surface may be plastically deformed to form a shape in line contact with the outer peripheral surface of the rack shaft opposite to the mating surface.
- the plastic deformation of the drum-shaped outer peripheral surface of the roller is performed by pressing the rack guide toward the rack shaft.
- the plastic deformation of the drum-shaped outer peripheral surface of the roller may be performed by applying a load to the end of the rack shaft and pressing the rack shaft toward the rack guide.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a rack and pinion type steering apparatus provided with a rolling rack guide according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a cross-sectional shape of the outer peripheral surface of a plastically deformed roller.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a cross-sectional shape of the outer peripheral surface of the roller according to the second embodiment before plastic deformation.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a method of plastically deforming the outer peripheral surface of the roller according to the third embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view for explaining an example of the configuration of a rack and pinion type steering apparatus provided with a conventional rolling rack guide.
- Fig. 6 (a) is a cross-sectional view along line A— and A in Fig. 5.
- Fig. 6 (b) is a cross-sectional view along the line BB in Fig. 5.
- Figure 7 shows the cross-sectional shape of the outer peripheral surface of the prior art roller and the first embodiment.
- the cross-sectional shape before plastic deformation of the outer peripheral surface of the roller of a state is a figure explaining.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a rack and pinion type steering device 10 having a rolling rack guide according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- the rack and pinion type steering device 10 is configured by arranging a pinion shaft 14 and a rack shaft 15 inside a housing 11.
- the pinion shaft 14 is rotatably supported by a ball bearing 1 2 and a needle bearing 1 3, and the rack shaft 15 is arranged so as to be movable in the axial direction by a rack bush (not shown).
- the end of 5 is connected to a tie head of a link mechanism that changes the direction of the steering wheel via a ball joint.
- the rack teeth 15 a of the rack shaft 15 are meshed with the pinion teeth 14 a of the pinion formed integrally with the pinion shaft 14 described above.
- the rack guide 16 is disposed on the opposite side of the rack shaft 1 5 to the pinion shaft 1 4, and the rack shaft 1 5 is pressed from the back to pinion teeth 1 4 a and rack teeth 1 5 It is configured to maintain the proper condition with a.
- the rack guide 16 is arranged in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the rack shaft 15 to a rack guide holder 21 having a substantially cylindrical shape as a whole and a pin receiving portion 21a formed in the inner space thereof. From the roller 2 4, the needle bearing 2 3 is press-fitted into the center of the pin 2 2 and the outer peripheral surface is formed into a drum shape. Composed.
- the roller 24 is mounted on the pin 22 and is rotatably arranged in the inner space of the rack guide holder 21.
- the drum-shaped outer peripheral surface of the roller 24 is the back surface of the rack shaft 15 (on the opposite side to the mating surface).
- the rack shaft 15 can be pressed toward the mating surface.
- the rack guide 1 1 is provided with a rack guide guide portion 1 1 a made up of a cylindrical hole for guiding the rack guide holder 2 1, and the outer peripheral surface of the rack guide holder 2 1 is fitted to the rack guide guide portion 1 1 a. is doing.
- a screw is formed on the inner surface of the housing 11 so that the adjustment screw 25 can be screwed onto the lower side of the rack guide guide portion 11a of the housing 11 (the side opposite to the rack shaft 15).
- 'Adjusting screw 25 is a member on the bottomed cylinder. It is screwed into rack guide guide 1 1 a, and disc spring 2 6 is interposed between rack guide holder 2 1 and rack guide holder.
- the shape of the outer peripheral surface of the roller 24 and its molding method will be described.
- the shape of the outer peripheral surface of the roller 24 is formed on the above-described cross-sectional shape, that is, an outer peripheral surface having a cross-sectional shape composed of two arcs, and the outer peripheral surface is subjected to surface hardening treatment by a known appropriate means. Do.
- the pinion shaft 14, the rack shaft 15, and the rack guide holder 2 1 are assembled inside the housing 11 1, and the adjustment screw 2 5 is tightened more strongly than usual, so that the rack guide holder 21 is originally loaded. Also, apply an excessive load.
- FIG. 2 is a view showing the cross-sectional shape of the outer peripheral surface of the plastically deformed roller 24, and the outer peripheral surface of the roller 24 and the outer peripheral surface of the rack shaft 15 are in line contact within the range of the parts C and D.
- the part E is a groove provided in the roller 24 in advance.
- the surface hardening treatment of the outer peripheral surface of the roller 24 described above is performed by, for example, a known method such as carburizing quenching or nitriding treatment.
- the thickness of the hardened layer is about 0.1 to 0.6 mm. Desirably, if the hardened layer is too thick, it is difficult to cause plastic deformation, which is undesirable. '
- the outer peripheral surface of the roller and the outer peripheral surface of the rack shaft are in line contact, and the contact area increases and the contact surface pressure can be reduced. Prevents an increase in the amount of movement Occurrence can be prevented.
- the second embodiment has a configuration similar to the rack and pinion type steering device 10 having the rolling rack guide of the first embodiment, and the outer peripheral surface of the roller 24 is different. Only. Therefore, the detailed description of the configuration of the rack and pinion type steering apparatus provided with the rack guide will be omitted with reference to FIG. 1 and the description thereof, and the differences will be described below.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a cross-sectional shape before plastic deformation of the outer peripheral surface of the mouthpiece 24 according to the second embodiment.
- the cross-sectional shape of the outer peripheral surface of the roller 24 Is formed in a curved surface having a radius of curvature R 1 smaller than the radius of curvature RR which is the cross-sectional shape of the outer peripheral surface of the rack shaft 15. For this reason, the outer ring of the roller 24 and the outer peripheral surface of the rack shaft 15 are in contact only at two points A and B.
- the shape of the outer peripheral surface of the roller 24 is formed in the cross-sectional shape shown in FIG. 3, and the outer peripheral surface is subjected to surface hardening treatment by a known appropriate means.
- the cross-sectional shape (radius R 1) of the outer peripheral surface of the plastically deformed roller 24 is the shape shown in FIG. 2, and the outer peripheral surface of the roller 24 and the outer periphery of the rack shaft 15 are Line contact with the surface at parts C and D.
- the portion E is a groove provided in the roller 24 in advance.
- the surface hardening treatment of the outer peripheral surface of the roller 24 described above is performed by a known method such as carburizing and quenching or nitriding as in the first embodiment, and the thickness of the hardened layer is 0.1 to 0.6. About mm is desirable, and if the thickness of the hardened layer is too thick, it is difficult to cause plastic deformation, which is undesirable.
- the contact area between the outer peripheral surface of the roller and the outer peripheral surface of the rack shaft can be increased to reduce the contact surface pressure. This prevents the increase in the amount of movement and prevents the generation of rattling noise.
- the third embodiment has a configuration similar to the rack and pinion type steering device 10 having the rolling rack guide of the first embodiment, but the outer peripheral surface of the roller 24 is made of plastic.
- the method of deforming is different from the methods of the first and second embodiments. Accordingly, the detailed description of the configuration of the rack and pinion type steering apparatus provided with the rack guide will be omitted with the aid of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, and the differences will be described below.
- the cross-sectional shape before plastic deformation of the outer peripheral surface of the roller 24 of the form is the same as the conventional cross-sectional shape shown in FIG. 7, and the shape of the first embodiment
- the shape of the outer peripheral surface of the roller 24 before the plastic deformation of the state is the same.
- the shape of the outer peripheral surface of the roller 24 is formed into the cross-sectional shape shown in FIG. 7, and the outer peripheral surface is subjected to surface hardening treatment by a known appropriate means.
- a load F is applied to the end of the rack shaft 15, and the rack shaft 15 is pressed toward the roller 24 in the rack guide holder 21.
- the rack shaft 15 is shown as being arranged perpendicular to the paper surface, so the end of the rack shaft 15 is on the front side of the paper surface.
- a load is applied to the ball joint 3 1, which is the connecting portion of the end of the rack shaft 15 with the tie rod 30, but the load F is applied directly to the end of the rack shaft 15. It may be. The point is to push the rack shaft 15 toward the roller 2 4 in the rack guide holder 2 1.
- the outer peripheral surface of the roller 24 after plastic deformation is broken.
- the surface shape (radius R 1) is the shape shown in Fig. 2, and 2 * f. 4? 3 ⁇ 4H and the outer peripheral surface of the rack shaft 15 are in line contact at parts C and D:
- the portion ⁇ is a groove provided in the roller 24 in advance.
- the surface hardening treatment of the outer peripheral surface of the roller 24 described above is the same as in the first and second embodiments, and is known carburizing and quenching, nitriding
- the thickness of the hardened layer is preferably about 0.1 to 0.6 mm, depending on the method of treatment or the like.
- the cross-sectional shape before plastic deformation of the outer peripheral surface of the roller 24 is the conventional cross-sectional shape shown in FIG. 7, and the first embodiment before plastic deformation shown in FIG.
- the roller 24 in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 3 may have a cross-sectional shape before plastic deformation. . ⁇
- the contact area between the outer peripheral surface of the roller and the outer peripheral surface of the rack shaft can be increased and the contact surface pressure can be reduced, so that the wear of the contact surface is suppressed and the extra rack guide is movable.
- the increase in volume can be prevented and the generation of rattling noise can be prevented.
- the outer peripheral surface of the roller rotatably mounted on the rack guide is formed in a drum shape around the rotation shaft, and the drum-shaped The outer peripheral surface has a shape in line contact with the outer peripheral surface opposite to the mating surface of the rack shaft with the pinion.
- the cross-sectional shape of the drum-shaped outer peripheral surface of the roller is formed to have a curvature that matches the curvature of the cross-sectional shape of the outer peripheral surface opposite to the mating surface of the rack shaft with the pinion.
- the contact area between the outer peripheral surface of the roller and the outer peripheral surface of the rack shaft can be increased and the contact surface pressure can be reduced, so that wear of the contact surface can be suppressed. This prevents an increase in the amount of extra rack guide movement and prevents the generation of rattling noise.
- the roller that is rotatably mounted on the rack guide has the curvature of the outer peripheral surface opposite to the mating surface of the rack shaft with the pinion.
- the outer peripheral surface of the roller manufactured by this manufacturing method is in line contact with the outer peripheral surface of the roller and the outer peripheral surface of the rack shaft with high accuracy, the contact between the outer peripheral surface of the roller and the outer peripheral surface of the rack shaft. Since the contact area pressure can be reduced by increasing the area, it is possible to suppress wear of the contact surface, prevent an increase in the amount of extra rack guy movement, and prevent the generation of rattling noise.
- drum-shaped outer peripheral surface of the roller since the drum-shaped outer peripheral surface of the roller is plastically deformed to follow the outer peripheral surface of the rack shaft, it can be brought into line contact with the outer peripheral surface of the rack shaft with high precision without using precision cutting, etc.
- the drum-shaped outer peripheral surface of the roller can be easily processed with high accuracy.
- a rack-and-pinion type steering device having a rack guide that can prevent rattling noise and a method for manufacturing the same, and a contact point between the outer peripheral surface of the rack shaft and the outer peripheral surface of the rack guide holder roller.
- the contact area is expanded as a linear contact, the contact surface pressure is reduced to prevent wear of the contact surface, the amount of extra rack guide movement is prevented, and rattle noise is prevented. it can.
- it is easy to machine the drum-shaped outer peripheral surface of the roller with high accuracy. Can be done.
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