KR101674304B1 - Outer Ball Joint of Steering Apparatus for Vehicle - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
- B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
- B62D7/00—Steering linkage; Stub axles or their mountings
- B62D7/16—Arrangement of linkage connections
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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
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
- F16C11/00—Pivots; Pivotal connections
- F16C11/04—Pivotal connections
- F16C11/06—Ball-joints; Other joints having more than one degree of angular freedom, i.e. universal joints
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Abstract
[0001] The present invention relates to an outer ball joint of an automotive steering system, which comprises a bowl-shaped ball housing provided at an end of a tie rod end and opening upward, a ball housing surrounding a ball formed at an end of the ball stud, And a support member coupled to an inner circumferential surface of an upper end of the ball housing to support an opening end of the ball seat, so that the rigidity of the ball seat can be adjusted according to the type of the vehicle.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an outer ball joint of an automotive steering system, and more particularly, to an automotive steering system that improves durability of a ball seat by controlling rigidity of a ball seat, To an outer ball joint of an automotive steering system in which a ball portion can be provided inside a ball housing while preventing a ball housing from being damaged or corroded by a support member being coupled to the ball housing.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional automotive steering system, and FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of an outer ball joint of a conventional automotive steering system.
1 and 2, the
In the
The rack and pinion gear
The linear motion of the
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In the outer ball joint of such a conventional vehicle steering apparatus, if the rigidity of the ball seat is small, the durability is lowered due to the continuous shock absorption, a clearance is generated, noise and vibration are generated, and when the rigidity of the ball seat is increased, So that the driver's steering feeling is deteriorated.
Also, there is a problem that the roll caulking portion is broken or corroded by fixing the cap by roll-cocking the ball housing.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above background, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a ball seat which can improve the durability of a ball seat by controlling rigidity of a ball seat, And an outer ball joint of an automotive steering system in which the feel can be improved.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an outer ball joint of an automotive steering system in which a ball portion can be provided inside a ball housing while preventing a ball housing from being broken or corroded by a support member coupled to the ball housing.
The objects of the present invention are not limited thereto, and other objects not mentioned may be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.
According to the present invention, there is provided a tie-rod including: a bowl-shaped ball housing provided at an end of a tie rod end and opening upward; a ball housing inserted into the ball housing to elastically support the ball stud, And a support member coupled to the inner circumferential surface of the upper end of the ball housing to support an open end of the ball seat, may be provided.
According to the present invention, the stiffness of the ball seat required can be adjusted according to the type of the vehicle, so that the durability of the ball seat can be improved and the shock absorbing can be smoothly performed. Thus, noise and vibration due to clearance are prevented, It is effective.
In addition, there is an effect that a ball portion can be provided inside the ball housing while preventing a ball housing from being broken or corroded by a supporting member being coupled to the ball housing.
1 is a partial perspective view of a conventional automotive steering system;
2 is a partial sectional view of an outer ball joint of a conventional automotive steering system;
3 is a sectional view of a part of an outer ball joint of an automotive steering system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a sectional view of a part of an outer ball joint of an automotive steering system according to another embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of FIG. 4; FIG.
6 is a view showing rigidity regulation of a ball seat; And
7 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of an outer ball joint of an automotive steering system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to exemplary drawings. It should be noted that, in adding reference numerals to the constituent elements of the drawings, the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference symbols as possible even if they are shown in different drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.
In describing the components of the present invention, the terms first, second, A, B, (a), (b), and the like can be used. These terms are intended to distinguish the constituent elements from other constituent elements, and the terms do not limit the nature, order or order of the constituent elements. When a component is described as being "connected", "coupled", or "connected" to another component, the component may be directly connected to or connected to the other component, It should be understood that an element may be "connected," "coupled," or "connected."
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a part of an outer ball joint of an automotive steering system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a part of an outer ball joint of an automotive steering system according to another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of FIG. 4, FIG. 6 is a view showing rigidity regulation of a ball seat, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a part of an outer ball joint of an automotive steering system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and these drawings, an outer ball joint of an automotive steering system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a
The outer ball joint serves to connect a knuckle to a tie rod (see 110 in FIG. 1) connected to a rack bar (see FIG. 2). The outer ball joint includes a
The
The outer ball joint is formed such that the
The
The
Since the
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Also, the large-
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The degree of compression of the
4 to 6, the
The end of the
The small end portion of the
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At this time, as the
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Another example in which the
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At least one of the engaging
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According to the embodiments of the present invention having such a shape and structure, the stiffness of the ball seat required can be adjusted according to the type of the vehicle, so that the durability of the ball seat can be improved and the shock absorption can be smoothly performed, And the steering feeling of the driver is improved.
In addition, there is an effect that a ball portion can be provided inside the ball housing while preventing a ball housing from being broken or corroded by a supporting member being coupled to the ball housing.
While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. That is, within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively coupled to one or more of them.
The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.
301: tie rod end 303: ball stud
305: ball area 310: ball housing
311: engaging portion 330: ball seat
331: opening end 335:
350: support member 351:
353: Large diameter part 355: Taper part
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A ball seat which surrounds a ball portion formed at an end of the ball stud and is inserted into the ball housing to elastically support the ball stud; And
A supporting member formed in a hollow tube shape having a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion and having a small diameter portion inserted into and engaged with the step portion to support an opening end portion of the ball seat;
A coupling portion having an inclined surface inclined downward in the downward direction and a coupling groove formed by a flat supporting surface is formed in the step portion and an engaging projection protruding outwardly and coupled to the coupling groove is formed at an end of the small diameter portion Outer ball joint of car steering system characterized by.
And an outer circumferential surface of the large-diameter portion is formed so as to be angled, so that the tool is engaged.
And an end portion of the small diameter portion protrudes inward of the ball seat to support an opening end of the ball seat, and is spaced apart from an outer circumferential surface of the ball portion.
Wherein the support member is provided with a tapered portion having a larger inner diameter toward an upper end thereof to prevent collision between the inner circumferential surface of the support member and the ball stud.
And the opening end portion of the outer ball portion is formed with a protrusion protruding in the ball portion direction to prevent the ball portion from being separated.
Wherein one or more coupling grooves are formed and the rigidity is adjusted by compressing the ball seat as the coupling protrusions are engaged with the coupling grooves on the lower side of the coupling grooves.
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