Patent ID: 6012730
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
A cable-type steering device, comprising:a wire driving means connected to and rotated by a steering wheel, said wire driving means being housed in a wire driving means accommodating housing;a wire follower means rotatable connected to a gear box for steering vehicle wheels, said wire follower means being housed in a wire follower means accommodating housing; andwires connected at opposite ends to said wire driving means and said wire follower means, respectively, to transfer a steering torque provided through the steering wheel to the gear box through said wires, one of the opposite end of said wires having an end pipe, the end pipe having means for regulating rotation of the end pipe,wherein at least one of said wire driving means accommodating housing and said wire follower means accommodating housing is divided into a first housing half and a second housing half detachably coupled to said first housing half, said first and second housing halves respectively having a pair of wire supporting portions, said wire supporting portions having recessed portions which cooperatively define a bore when the wire supporting portions are mated with each other, and said wires are sandwiched and supported between division faces of said housing halves,wherein a cylindrical collar is received rotatably without axial movement in said bore, said cylindrical collar having rotation drive means, andwherein axial position adjusting means is provided between said collar and said end pipe, and when said rotation drive means is operated, said collar is rotated within said bore and the axial position of said end pipe is adjusted relative to said collar through the operation of said axial position adjusting means.