Patents Assigned to JTEKT COLUMN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
  • Patent number: 12291165
    Abstract: A steering shaft is rotatably provided inside an outer column and an inner column. A key lock collar is mounted on an outer peripheral surface of the steering shaft, the outer peripheral surface facing the outer column. The key lock collar includes a key lock collar body and a cylindrical portion. Multiple concave parts and convex parts extending in the axial direction are provided on an outer peripheral part of the key lock collar body along the circumferential direction. A lock key is engaged with the concave parts from adjacent to the outer column, and thus the rotation of the steering shaft with respect to the outer column is restricted. An outer diameter of the cylindrical portion is smaller than an outer diameter of the convex parts and larger than an outer diameter of the concave parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignees: JTEKT COLUMN SYSTEMS CORPORATION, JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuki Fujiwara, Takuya Adachi, Masayoshi Sakuda
  • Publication number: 20250137816
    Abstract: A magnetic yoke assembly includes a pair of yoke cores, an annular collar, and a tubular holder that holds the pair of yoke cores and the collar. The holder includes a gear portion that includes a plurality of external teeth protruding radially outward from the holder. The collar is disposed at the inner periphery of the gear portion. The axial range in which the collar is present in the holder overlaps the axial range in which the gear portion is provided in the holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, JTEKT COLUMN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuya KUWAHARA, Yuichi TOYAMA, Naofumi KAWAMURA, Takao NAKAAKI
  • Patent number: 12280818
    Abstract: A steering column device includes a lower tube that is attached to a vehicle body so as to be pivotable in an up-down direction, a column shaft to which a steering wheel is attached, an upper tube that rotatably supports the column shaft and that also is attached to the lower tube so as to be movable in a front-rear direction, a motor for generating motor torque, a link mechanism that couples the lower tube and the upper tube so as to be capable of moving in conjunction, and a power transmission mechanism that acts to transmit the motor torque to the link mechanism. The link mechanism causes the pivoting of the lower tube in the up-down direction and the movement of the upper tube in the front-rear direction to be performed in conjunction, when the motor torque is transmitted to the link mechanism by the power transmission mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, JTEKT COLUMN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naofumi Kawamura, Hiroaki Suzuki, Tetsuya Ebisu, Yuki Fujioka, Tomonori Sugiura, Kosuke Ito, Takahiro Baito, Takao Nakaaki, Yoshiaki Murakami, Kazuhisa Asakawa
  • Publication number: 20240286666
    Abstract: A steering device includes a cylindrical support tube, a speed reducer, and a housing. The support tube includes a flange, and supports a steering shaft such that the steering shaft is rotatable. The speed reducer applies torque to the steering shaft. The housing includes a cylindrical portion that houses the speed reducer. The flange and the cylindrical portion are disposed coaxially, and coupled to each other by a bolt. The flange and the cylindrical portion include an engagement portion, at which the flange and the cylindrical portion are engaged with each other in a radial direction of the flange, at a different location from a location at which the bolt is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, JTEKT COLUMN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naofumi KAWAMURA, Hiroaki SUZUKI, Tetsuya EBISU, Yuki FUJIOKA, Tomonori SUGIURA, Kosuke ITO, Takahiro BAITO, Takao NAKAAKI, Yoshiaki MURAKAMI, Kazuhisa ASAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20240286665
    Abstract: A steering system includes a support tube including a flange and a housing including a cylindrical portion housing a speed reducer. The support tube includes a column bracket attached to a vehicle body. The housing is supported by a support shaft in such a manner that the housing can rotate with respect to the vehicle body. The flange and the cylindrical portion are connected to each other by bolts. The flange has insertion holes into which the bolts are inserted. Clearance that allows relative rotation between the flange and the cylindrical portion is present between the outer peripheral surface of the bolt and the inner peripheral surface of the insertion hole of the flange. An elastic body that reduces the relative rotation between the flange and the cylindrical portion is interposed in a compressed state between the bolt and the flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, JTEKT COLUMN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naofumi KAWAMURA, Hiroaki SUZUKI, Tetsuya EBISU, Yuki FUJIOKA, Tomonori SUGIURA, Kosuke ITO, Takahiro BAITO, Takao NAKAAKI, Yoshiaki MURAKAMI, Kazuhisa ASAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20240286667
    Abstract: A steering column device includes a lower tube that is attached to a vehicle body so as to be pivotable in an up-down direction, a column shaft to which a steering wheel is attached, an upper tube that rotatably supports the column shaft and that also is attached to the lower tube so as to be movable in a front-rear direction, a motor for generating motor torque, a link mechanism that couples the lower tube and the upper tube so as to be capable of moving in conjunction, and a power transmission mechanism that acts to transmit the motor torque to the link mechanism. The link mechanism causes the pivoting of the lower tube in the up-down direction and the movement of the upper tube in the front-rear direction to be performed in conjunction, when the motor torque is transmitted to the link mechanism by the power transmission mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, JTEKT COLUMN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naofumi KAWAMURA, Hiroaki SUZUKI, Tetsuya EBISU, Yuki FUJIOKA, Tomonori SUGIURA, Kosuke ITO, Takahiro BAITO, Takao NAKAAKI, Yoshiaki MURAKAMI, Kazuhisa ASAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20240286670
    Abstract: A steering device includes a cylindrical support tube that rotatably supports a steering shaft, a speed reducer configured to apply a torque to the steering shaft, and a housing that includes a cylindrical portion housing the speed reducer. A flange of the support tube and the cylindrical portion are disposed coaxially and coupled to each other with a bolt. A bearing support member is fitted to an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion. The steering shaft extends through the bearing support member. A bearing is disposed between an outer peripheral surface of the steering shaft and an inner peripheral surface of the bearing support member. The bearing support member includes a deformation allowing portion configured to allow elastic deformation of the bearing support member in a radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, JTEKT COLUMN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki SUZUKI, Naofumi KAWAMURA, Tetsuya EBISU, Yuki FUJIOKA, Tomonori SUGIURA, Kosuke ITO, Takahiro BAITO, Takao NAKAAKI, Yoshiaki MURAKAMI, Kazuhisa ASAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20240271689
    Abstract: A gear includes an annular sleeve and a tooth portion provided by injection molding to cover a part of the sleeve. The sleeve is a stacked body including a plurality of annular steel plates stacked in an axial direction of the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, JTEKT COLUMN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naofumi KAWAMURA, Hiroaki SUZUKI, Tetsuya EBISU, Yuki FUJIOKA, Tomonori SUGIURA, Kosuke ITO, Yasuhiro TANIOKA, Masayoshi SAKUDA, Takahiro BAITO, Takao NAKAAKI, Yoshiaki MURAKAMI, Takashi YAMAGUCHI, Kazuhisa ASAKAWA
  • Patent number: 12005954
    Abstract: A steering column device includes: a link mechanism pivotably supported with respect to a fixing bracket about a first pivot shaft, which is perpendicular to a center axis PC of a steering shaft and is positioned further toward an upper side of a vehicle than the center axis PC, and pivotably supported with respect to a column jacket about a second pivot shaft, which is positioned further toward the upper side of the vehicle than the center axis PC; and a drive mechanism connected to the link mechanism to drive the link mechanism, thereby adjusting a tilt angle of the steering shaft. A sliding member includes a shaft member engaged in an elongated hole which is provided in a portion of the link mechanism which is near the second pivot shaft, and the shaft member is pivotably supported in the elongated hole and fixed to the column jacket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: JTEKT COLUMN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Terada, Takeshi Miyagi