Rack and Pinion: Sudhanshu Kashyap M-112-2K11
Rack and Pinion: Sudhanshu Kashyap M-112-2K11
Rack and Pinion: Sudhanshu Kashyap M-112-2K11
SUDHANSHU KASHYAP
M-112-2K11
STEERING SYSTEM
RACK AND PINION STEERING
POWER STEERING
POWER RACK AND PINION
BASIC COMPONENTS
WORKING
ADVANTAGES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
The pinion gear is attached to the steering shaft. When you turn
the steering wheel, the gear spins, moving the rack.
Pump
Rotary Valve
A power-steering system should assist the driver only when he is exerting
force on the steering wheel (such as when starting a turn). When the driver
is not exerting force (such as when driving in a straight line), the system
shouldn't provide any assist. The device that senses the force on the
steering wheel is called the rotary valve.
The key to the rotary valve is a torsion bar. The torsion bar is a thin rod of
metal that twists when torque is applied to it. The top of the bar is connected
to the steering wheel, and the bottom of the bar is connected to the pinion or
worm gear (which turns the wheels), so the amount of torque in the torsion
bar is equal to the amount of torque the driver is using to turn the wheels.
The more torque the driver uses to turn the wheels, the more the bar twists.
As the bar twists, it rotates the inside of the spool valve relative to the
outside. Since the inner part of the spool valve is also connected to the
steering shaft (and therefore to the steering wheel), the amount of
rotation between the inner and outer parts of the spool valve depends
on how much torque the driver applies to the steering wheel.
When the steering wheel is not being turned, both hydraulic lines
provide the same amount of pressure to the steering gear. But if the
spool valve is turned one way or the other, ports open up to provide
high-pressure fluid to the appropriate line.
It turns out that this type of power-steering system is pretty
inefficient.
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