A gearbox assembly for an electric power assisted steering apparatus. The assembly comprises a gearbox housing which houses a worm shaft and a gear wheel, the worm shaft being supported relative to the housing by a main bearing assembly at an end closest to the motor and by a tail bearing assembly, at an end furthest from the motor, comprising an inner race and an outer race separated by bearing elements. The gearbox assembly further comprises a first guiding surface upon which the outer race is supported, the outer race being able to move by rolling along the guiding surface when a radial load is applied to the tail bearing assembly by the worm shaft, and a guide device which contacts both the outer bearing and a second guiding surface, the biasing spring acting upon the tail bearing assembly indirectly by acting upon the guide device which in turn acts upon the bearing assembly. The gear wheel i supported by an output shaft having at least one end that provides a take-off from the gearbox assembly. The tail bearing assembly is free to move relative to the housing through a limited range of motion that enables the worm shaft to move radially away from the axis of the wheel gear. The apparatus further includes a biasing spring that applies a biasing force to the tail bearing assembly that biases the worm shaft into engagement with the wheel gear.
Gearbox assembly for an electric power steering assembly
17.12.2019
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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