Structure for fixing steering-gear housing
View Patent ↗A fixing structure includes a first bracket having a first bolt hole, a second bracket having a second bolt hole smaller in the axial length than the first bolt hole, a securing member for securing a circumferential end of the first bracket and a circumferential end of the second bracket, and a securing bolt arranged from the second bolt hole through the first bolt hole and for securing the first bracket, the second bracket, and the vehicle-body member together.
1. A structure for fixing a steering-gear housing to a vehicle-body member, comprising:
the vehicle-body member;
the steering-gear housing;
a first bracket comprising:
a first supporting face that is configured to support one circumferential side face of the steering-gear housing,
a first abutting face that is arranged at one circumferential end of the first bracket and that is configured to abut the vehicle-body member,
a first bolt hole arranged through the first abutting face, and
a second abutting face arranged axially opposite to the first abutting face through the first bolt hole;
a second bracket comprising:
a second supporting face that is configured to support another circumferential side face of the steering-gear housing,
a third abutting face that is arranged at one circumferential end of the second bracket and that abuts the second abutting face, and
a second bolt hole that is arranged through the third abutting face at a position corresponding to the first bolt hole and that is smaller in an axial length than the first bolt hole;
a member that secures another circumferential end of the first bracket and another circumferential end of the second bracket; and
a bolt that is arranged from the second bolt hole through the first bolt hole and that is configured to be inserted through a third bolt hole formed in the vehicle-body member to clamp together the first bracket, the second bracket, and the vehicle-body member,
wherein the first bracket comprises a protrusion that is arranged at an edge of the first abutting face and that is configured to be engaged in a recess formed in the vehicle-body member.
2. The structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first bolt hole of the first bracket has an axial length larger than a radius of the steering-gear housing.
3. The structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second bolt hole of the second bracket comprises a slot which is longer in a direction substantially orthogonal to an axial direction of the steering-gear housing.
4. The structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second bracket is formed out of a sheet resilient material.
5. The structure as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a cylindrical resilient member that is configured to be arranged between the first and second brackets and the steering-gear housing.
6. A structure for fixing a steering-gear housing to a vehicle body member;
a first bracket comprising:
a first supporting face that is configured to support one circumferential side face of a steering-gear housing,
a first abutting face that is arranged at one circumferential end of the first bracket and that is configured to abut a vehicle-body member,
a first bolt hole arranged through the first abutting face, and
a second abutting face arranged axially opposite to the first abutting face through the first bolt hole;
a second bracket comprising:
a second supporting face that is configured to support another circumferential side face of the steering-gear housing,
a third abutting face that is arranged at one circumferential end of the second bracket and that abuts the second abutting face, and
a second bolt hole that is arranged through the third abutting face at a position corresponding to the first bolt hole and that is smaller in an axial length than the first bolt hole; and
a member, which secures another circumferential end of the first bracket and another circumferential end of the second bracket and which is not configured to be secured to the vehicle-body member;
a bolt that is arranged from the second bolt hole through the first bolt hole, and that is configured to secure the first bracket, the second bracket and the vehicle-body member together; and
a cylindrical resilient member that is configured to be arranged between the first and second brackets and the steering-gear housing;
wherein the resilient member is formed with a protrusion on an outer periphery, and
wherein the first and second supporting faces together create a concave engaged with the protrusion.
7. The structure as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the concave of one supporting face is arranged at a connection between the first and second brackets.
8. A structure for fixing a steering-gear housing to a vehicle-body member, comprising:
the vehicle-body member;
the steering-gear housing;
a first bracket comprising:
a first supporting face that is configured to support one circumferential side face of the steering-gear housing,
a first abutting face that is arranged at one circumferential end of the first bracket and that is configured to abut the vehicle-body member,
a first bolt hole arranged through the first abutting face, and
a second abutting face arranged axially opposite to the first abutting face through the first bolt hole;
a second bracket comprising:
a second supporting face that is configured to support another circumferential side face of the steering-gear housing,
a third abutting face that is arranged at one circumferential end of the second bracket and that abuts the second abutting face, and
a second bolt hole that is arranged through the third abutting face at a position corresponding to the first bolt hole and that is smaller in an axial length than the first bolt hole;
a member, which secures another circumferential end of the first bracket and another circumferential end of the second bracket and which is not configured to be secured to the vehicle-body member; and
a bolt that is arranged from the second bolt hole through the first bolt hole and that is configured to secure the first bracket, the second bracket, and the vehicle-body member together.
9. The structure as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the first bolt hole of the first bracket has an axial length larger than a radius of the steering-gear housing.
10. The structure as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the second bolt hole of the second bracket comprises a slot which is longer in a direction substantially orthogonal to an axial direction of the steering-gear housing.
11. The structure as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the second bracket is formed out of a sheet resilient material.
12. The structure as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising a cylindrical resilient member that is configured to be arranged between the first and second brackets and the steering-gear housing.
13. The structure as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the resilient member is formed with an incision.
14. A structure for fixing a steering-gear housing to a vehicle-body member, comprising:
a first bracket comprising:
a first supporting face that is configured to support one circumferential side face of the steering-gear housing,
a first abutting face that is arranged at one circumferential end of the first bracket and that is configured to abut the vehicle-body member,
a first bolt hole arranged through the first abutting face, and
a second abutting face arranged axially opposite to the first abutting face through the first bolt hole;
a second bracket comprising:
a second supporting face that is configured to support another circumferential side face of the steering-gear housing,
a third abutting face that is arranged at one circumferential end of the second bracket and that abuts the second abutting face, and
a second bolt hole that is arranged through the third abutting face at a position corresponding to the first bolt hole and that is smaller in an axial length than the first bolt hole;
means for securing another circumferential end of the first bracket and another circumferential end of the second bracket;
means, arranged from the second bolt hole through the first bolt hole and configured to extend through a third bolt hole formed in the vehicle-body member to clamp together the first bracket, the second bracket, and the vehicle-body member; and
a cylindrical resilient member that is configured to be arranged between the first and second brackets and the steering-gear housing,
wherein the resilient member is formed with a protrusion on an outer periphery, and
wherein the first and second supporting faces together create a concave engaged with the protrusion.
15. The structure as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the concave of one supporting face is arranged at a connection between the first and second brackets.
16. The structure as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the resilient member is formed with an incision.
17. The structure as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the incision of the resilient member is arranged at a connection between the first and second brackets.