The present invention relates to an outer ball joint of a steering apparatus for a vehicle. The present invention comprises: a bowl-shaped ball housing provided to an end part of a tie rod end and opened upward; a ball seat surrounding a ball portion formed in an end part of a ball stud and inserted into the ball housing to elastically support the ball stud; and a support member coupled to the inner circumferential surface of an upper end part of the ball housing to support an end part of an opening of the ball seat. Therefore, the present invention can control strength of the ball seat in accordance with a type of a vehicle.
본 발명은 자동차 조향장치의 아우터 볼 조인트에 관한 것으로, 타이로드 엔드의 단부에 구비되며 상방향으로 개구되는 보울(bowl)형상의 볼하우징, 볼스터드의 단부에 형성된 볼부위를 감싸며 볼하우징에 삽입되어 볼스터드를 탄성지지하는 볼시트, 및 볼하우징의 상단부 내주면에 결합되어 볼시트의 개구단부를 지지하는 지지부재를 포함하여 차종에 따라 볼시트의 강성이 조절될 수 있게 된다.
Outer Ball Joint of Steering Apparatus for Vehicle
자동차 조향장치의 아우터 볼 조인트
2016-11-08
Patent
Electronic Resource
Korean
CONNECTING STRUCTURE OF BALL JOINT OF STEERING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE
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