Jtekt Corporation

Koyo Seiko Company, Ltd.

Tetsuo Ikeda

Kazuo Iga

Kazushi Mizutani

Hidetoshi Sumihara

Kaname Joushita

Satoshi Abe

Rika Kagawa

Kenji Kuboki

Atsushi Horiyama

A rack bushing supported by an annular elastic member in a housing includes a bushing body and a flange portion extending outward in a radial direction from a first axial end of the rack bushing. The flange portion is positioned at a step portion of an inner periphery of the housing. The bushing body includes a second axial slit extending from a second axial end to a middle portion in an axial direction. A gap that communicates with the second axial slit is formed between the inner periphery of the housing and an outer surface of the bushing body. A recessed groove (communication passage) of the flange portion allows a first space, disposed on a housing-end side with respect to the rack bushing in the housing, to communicate with the gap.

Steered shaft support structure

A cylindrical rack bushing is interposed between a tubular housing and a rack shaft inserted coaxially through the housing, and supports the rack shaft so that the rack shaft is slidable in an axial direction. The rack bushing has an inner periphery on which an inward protruding portion protruding toward an inner side of the rack bushing in a radial direction is formed. The inward protruding portion includes a top portion that is in sliding contact with the rack shaft in a line contact manner or a point contact manner.

Rack bushing

In a one-way clutch integrated with a rolling bearing, rolling elements and sprags are arranged in an annular space between an inner race and an outer race in each of which a one-way clutch raceway surface is formed in one axial side of a rolling bearing raceway surface. The rolling elements and the sprags make contact with respective raceway surfaces and are respectively housed in circumferentially spaced pockets formed in a common cage configured by mutually engaging and integrating two annular members in an axial direction. The one-way clutch includes urging means for urging the sprags in a locking direction in the pockets. An annular flat plate portion which seals one axial end portion of the annular space between the inner race and the outer race is integrally formed in one of the two annular members constituting the cage. Respective at least one radial and axial through holes are formed in the annular member.

One-way clutch integrated with a rolling bearing, and method of producing the same

A one-way clutch integrated with a rolling bearing includes rolling elements and sprags which are arranged in an annular space between an inner race and an outer race. In each of the inner and outer races, a one-way clutch raceway surface is formed in one axial side of a rolling bearing raceway surface. The rolling elements and the sprags make contact with respective raceway surfaces and are respectively housed in circumferentially spaced pockets formed in a common cage configured by mutually engaging and integrating two annular members in an axial direction. An associated peripheral side of each of the sprags contacts a surface of either a shaft fitted to an inner peripheral face of the inner race or a housing to which an outer peripheral face of the outer race is fitted.

One-way clutch integrated with a rolling bearing

Holes of a predetermined depth are formed in an outer peripheral surface of an outer ring. The outer ring is integrally connected to a housing by insert molding, so that a resin, forming the housing, is received in the holes. Alternatively, pins are fixedly inserted respectively in the holes, and are fitted respectively in grooves, notches or through holes formed in the housing. With this construction, a creep is positively prevented without the need for providing an interference fit between the housing and the outer ring.

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Kashiwara, Japan

Tetsuo Ikeda