TURN BUCKLE JOINT AND TIE ROD USING TURN BUCKLE JOINT

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the number of part items of a turn buckle mechanism and man hours for assembling it in relation to a turn buckle and a tie rod using a turn buckle joint. ;SOLUTION: In a turn buckle joint 2 comprising a male screws 6 and a female screw 7, which are different in their respective advancing directions, formed in an external peripheral surface excluding the head section 5a of a cylindrical base material 5 having the head section 5a for gripping at one end and an internal peripheral surface including the head section 5a, a plurality of slits 13 are axially formed in equally spaced relation in an internal cylindrical surface excluding the head section 5a. A tie rod body section 3 and a tie rod end 4 constituting a tie rod 1 connecting a steering shaft and wheels are integrally connected to each other through each screw connection of a turn buckle joint. In the tie rod body section in a screw connection, a plurality of slits 14 are axially formed in equally spaced relation in a peripheral direction, and a lock plate 10 for simultaneously locking each screw section is applied to the external periphery of the tie rod body section.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2000,JPO