Intermediate steering shaft for a motor vehicle, and method for operating an intermediate steering shaft for a motor vehicle

• Main Author: ABONYI OLIVER
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 26.09.2017
• Subjects: BEARINGS; BLASTING; BRAKES; CLUTCHES; COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MOTOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; SHAFTS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRAILERS; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS

The invention relates to an intermediate steering shaft (1) for a motor vehicle, having an outer hollow shaft (10), an inner hollow shaft (12) which is arranged at least partially in the outer hollow shaft (10), a profile shaft (14) which is arranged in the outer hollow shaft (10) and connects the outer hollow shaft (10) and the inner hollow shaft (12) to one another, and a plurality of guide arrangements (15, 25, 35) which guide the profile shaft (14) in the outer hollow shaft (10) for displacing the profile shaft (14) and the inner hollow shaft (12) which is connected to it in the axial direction of the outer hollow shaft (10), wherein an elastic element (22, 32, 42) is arranged between a respective guide rail (18, 28, 38) and a receiving section (16, 26, 36) of the profile shaft (14), which elastic element (22, 32, 42) is configured to provide play compensation for the respective guide arrangement (15, 25, 35) and to transmit a torque which acts from the outer hollow shaft (10) on the guide arrangement (15