Steer by wire type steering apparatus
The present embodiments may provide a steer by wire type steering apparatus including a screw shaft rotating in conjunction with the steering shaft, a moving member coupled to an outer circumferential side of the screw shaft and moving in the axial direction when the screw shaft rotates, a housing in which the screw shaft and the moving member are embedded, and a guide member coupled to the housing to support the moving member and guide the axial movement of the moving member.
1. A steer by wire steering apparatus, comprising:
a screw shaft having an outer circumferential screw portion provided on an outer circumferential surface and rotating in conjunction with a steering shaft;
a moving member coupled to an outer circumferential side of the screw shaft and having an inner circumferential screw portion screw-coupled to the outer circumferential screw portion formed on the inner circumferential surface and moving in the axial direction when the screw shaft rotates;
a housing in which the screw shaft and the moving member are embedded; and
a guide member coupled to the housing to support the moving member and guide the axial movement of the moving member,
wherein the steering shaft includes an output shaft, and the screw shaft is coupled to an outer circumferential surface of the output shaft.
2. The steer by wire steering apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the moving member includes a main body to which the screw shaft is coupled, and an extension portion extending radially from an outer peripheral side of the main body and supported by the guide member.
3. The steer by wire steering apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the extension portion comprises a pair of extension portions on one side and another side of the moving member extending in the radial direction, and each of the extension portions is provided with a guide hole through which the guide member is supported.
4. The steer by wire steering apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the output shaft of the steering shaft is connected to an input shaft.
5. The steer by wire type-steering apparatus of claim 4 , wherein serrations corresponding to each other are provided on the outer circumferential surface of the output shaft and the inner circumferential surface of the screw shaft, so that the output shaft and the screw shaft are interlocked and rotated when the steering shaft rotates.
6. The steer by wire steering apparatus of claim 4 , wherein a bearing for supporting rotation of the output shaft is coupled between the outer peripheral surface of the output shaft and the inner peripheral surface of the housing of a reducer.
7. The steer by wire steering apparatus of claim 4 , wherein a stepped portion for supporting one end of the screw shaft in the axial direction is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the output shaft.
8. The steer by wire steering apparatus of claim 7 , wherein a fixing member for supporting the other end of the screw shaft in the axial direction is coupled to an end of the output shaft.
9. A steer by wire steering apparatus, comprising:
a screw shaft having an outer circumferential screw portion provided on an outer circumferential surface and rotating in conjunction with a steering shaft;
a moving member coupled to an outer circumferential side of the screw shaft and having an inner circumferential screw portion screw-coupled to the outer circumferential screw portion formed on the inner circumferential surface and moving in the axial direction when the screw shaft rotates;
a housing in which the screw shaft and the moving member are embedded; and
a guide member coupled to the housing to support the moving member and guide the axial movement of the moving member,
wherein the moving member includes a main body to which the screw shaft is coupled, and an extension portion extending radially from an outer peripheral side of the main body and supported by the guide member,
wherein the extension portion comprises a pair of extension portions on one side and another side of the moving member extending in the radial direction, and each of the extension portions is provided with a guide hole through which the guide member is supported, and
wherein a first support member elastically supported by one of the extension portions and a partition wall on one side of the housing is coupled to one side of the guide member, and a second support member elastically supported by another of the extension portions and the partition wall on the other side of the housing is coupled to the other side of the guide member.
10. The steer by wire steering apparatus of claim 9 , wherein a seating groove recessed in the axial direction to support the first support member and the second support member are provided on one side and the other side of the extension, and the guide hole is provided to pass through the inner side of the seating groove in the radial direction.
11. The steer by wire type-steering apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the first support member and the second support member have a coil shape in which one end is supported by the seating groove and the other end is supported by the housing.
12. The steer by wire type-steering apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the first support member and the second support member are formed in a hollow shape in which one end is supported by the seating groove and the other end is supported by the housing, and the first support member and the second support member are provided with at least one radially reduced diameter concave groove or a radially enlarged protruding end on the outer peripheral surface.
13. The steer by wire steering apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the first support member and the second support member coupled to any one of the extension portion have a coil shape in which one end is supported in the seating groove and the other end is supported in the housing, and the first support member and the second support member coupled to the other end of the extension portion have a hollow shape in which one end is supported in the seating groove and the other end is supported in the housing, and the first support member and the second support member are provided with at least one radially reduced diameter concave groove or a radially enlarged protruding end on the outer peripheral surface.
14. The steer by wire steering apparatus of claim 10 , wherein a through hole through which the steering shaft and the screw shaft pass is provided in one partition wall and the other partition wall of the housing, and a fixing hole through which both ends of the guide member are fixed through is provided on the radially outer side of the through hole.
15. The steer by wire steering apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the fixing holes are provided in pairs at symmetrical positions on one side and the other side with respect to the central axis of the housing, and the guide member is coupled to each of the fixing holes.
16. The steer by wire steering apparatus of claim 14 , wherein a connection wall connecting the one side partition wall and the other side partition wall is provided in the housing and a space between the one side partition wall provided with the fixing hole and the other side partition wall is formed to be vertically opened.
17. The steer by wire steering apparatus of claim 14 , wherein a connection wall connecting the one side partition wall and the other side partition wall is provided in the housing, and a fastening flange having a fastening hole coupled to the steering column is provided on the connecting wall.
18. A steer by wire steering apparatus, comprising:
a screw shaft having an outer circumferential screw portion provided on an outer circumferential surface and rotating in conjunction with a steering shaft;
a moving member coupled to an outer circumferential side of the screw shaft and having an inner circumferential screw portion screw-coupled to the outer circumferential screw portion formed on the inner circumferential surface and moving in the axial direction when the screw shaft rotates;
a housing in which the screw shaft and the moving member are embedded; and
a guide member coupled to the housing to support the moving member and guide the axial movement of the moving member,
wherein the moving member includes a main body to which the screw shaft is coupled, and an extension portion extending radially from an outer peripheral side of the main body and supported by the guide member, and
wherein stopping protrusions protruding in the axial direction between the main body and the extension portion are provided on one side and another side of the moving member, and a shaft stopping member provided with a support protrusion supported by the stopping protrusions are coupled to one end and another end of the screw shaft.
19. The steer by wire steering apparatus of claim 18 , wherein a first anti-rotation portion formed as a flat surface or a curved surface formed with a radius of curvature different from the radius of curvature of the outer circumferential surface of the screw shaft is provided at one end and the other end of the screw shaft.
20. The steer by wire steering apparatus of claim 19 , wherein a second anti-rotation portion is provided on an inner circumferential surface of the shaft stopping member to have a shape corresponding to the first anti-rotation portion and is coupled to the first anti-rotation portion.