The basic components of the steering system

The steering system is composed of the steering control mechanism, the steering gear and the steering transmission mechanism.

The steering control mechanism mainly consists of the steering wheel, steering shaft, steering center shaft, steering oil pipe, steering oil pump, steering oil tank, steering knuckle arm, steering tie rod, steering rocker arm, integral steering gear, steering straight tie rod, steering shock absorber, etc. The steering control mechanism is a device through which the driver operates the steering gear. Its function is to transfer the force exerted by the driver on the steering wheel to the steering gear.

The steering gear is a mechanism that converts the rotation of the steering wheel into the swing of the steering rocker arm or the linear reciprocating motion of the rack shaft, and amplifies the steering control force. The function of the steering gear is to appropriately transform the steering torque and steering Angle from the steering wheel (mainly for deceleration and torque increase), and then output them to the steering tie rod mechanism, thereby enabling the vehicle to steer. Therefore, the steering gear is essentially a deceleration transmission device.

The steering transmission mechanism mainly consists of an electric motor, steering shaft, steering gear, steering rack, etc. The steering transmission mechanism is a device that transmits the force and motion output by the steering gear to the wheels and causes the left and right wheels to deflect in a certain relationship. The function of the steering transmission mechanism is to transfer the force and motion output by the steering gear to the steering knuckles on both sides of the steering axle, causing the steering wheels on both sides to deflect and making the deflection angles of the two steering wheels change according to a certain relationship, so as to ensure that the relative sliding between the wheels and the ground is as small as possible when the vehicle turns.

The steering system is a series of devices used to change or maintain the driving or reversing direction of a car, that is, to control the driving direction of the car according to the driver's will, which is crucial to the driving safety of the car.