CN-224211202-U - Steering assembly and vehicle

Abstract

The application provides a steering assembly and a vehicle, wherein the steering assembly comprises a head pipe, a vertical pipe and a damper, a cavity is formed in the head pipe, openings for communicating the cavity are formed in the two ends of the head pipe along the axial direction of the head pipe, at least part of the vertical pipe is rotatably arranged in the cavity in a penetrating mode through the openings, a first matching part is arranged on the vertical pipe in the cavity, the damper is arranged in the cavity and fixedly connected with the head pipe, the damper comprises a damper body and a damping rod, the damping rod is slidably arranged in the damper body in a penetrating mode, at least one second matching part is arranged on the damping rod, the first matching part is connected with the second matching part, and when the vertical pipe rotates, the first matching part can drive the second matching part to move so that the damping rod slides in the damper body. The application is beneficial to reducing the sensitivity of the steering assembly, enabling the steering assembly to be in a proper sensitivity range, improving the driving stability and reducing the riding risk.

Inventors

• CHEN XUAN
• WEI HUOCHENG
• LI XIANG

Assignees

• 纳恩博（常州）科技有限公司

Dates

Publication Date

20260508

Application Date

20250611

Claims (17)

1. 1. A steering assembly, comprising: The head pipe is internally provided with a cavity, and openings communicated with the cavity are formed at two ends of the head pipe along the axial direction of the head pipe; the vertical pipe is used for being connected with a steering operation part of the vehicle and can rotate under the drive of the steering operation part, at least part of the vertical pipe is rotatably arranged in the cavity in a penetrating way through the opening, and a first matching part is arranged on the vertical pipe positioned in the cavity; The damper is arranged in the cavity and fixedly connected with the head pipe, the damper comprises a damper body and a damping rod, the damping rod is slidably arranged in the damper body in a penetrating mode, and at least one second matching part is arranged on the damping rod; The first matching part is connected with the second matching part, and when the vertical pipe rotates, the first matching part can drive the second matching part to move so that the damping rod slides in the damper body.
2. 2. The steering assembly as in claim 1, wherein the damper is disposed parallel to the axial direction of the head tube, and the first engagement portion is configured to move the second engagement portion in the axial direction of the head tube when the standpipe rotates.
3. 3. The steering assembly as in claim 2, wherein the first mating portion includes a recess disposed in the standpipe, at least a portion of the recess being formed with a height differential in an axial direction of the head tube, and the second mating portion is slidably disposed within the recess.
4. 4. The steering assembly of claim 3, wherein the groove comprises a first groove section, a middle groove section and a second groove section, two ends of the middle groove section are respectively communicated with the first groove section and the second groove section, and the first groove section and the second groove section are both inclined to the middle groove section.
5. 5. The steering assembly as in claim 4, wherein the first and second groove segments are each located on a first side of the intermediate groove segment in an axial direction of the head tube; or along the axial direction of the head pipe, the first groove section and the second groove section are positioned on the second side of the middle groove section; Or along the axial direction of the head pipe, the first groove section is positioned on a first side of the middle groove section, and the second groove section is positioned on a second side of the middle groove section; Or along the axial direction of the head pipe, the first groove section is positioned on the second side of the middle groove section, and the second groove section is positioned on the first side of the middle groove section.
6. 6. The steering assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first engagement portion includes a projection provided on the standpipe, at least a portion of the projection being formed with a height difference in an axial direction of the head pipe, and the second engagement portion abuts on the projection and is slidable along the projection.
7. 7. The steering assembly as in claim 6, wherein the projection includes a first projection section, a middle projection section, and a second projection section, two ends of the middle projection section being connected to the first projection section and the second projection section, respectively, the first projection section and the second projection section being disposed obliquely to the middle projection section.
8. 8. The steering assembly as in claim 7, wherein the first and second raised sections are each located on a first side of the intermediate raised section in an axial direction of the head tube; Or along the axial direction of the head pipe, the first bulge section and the second bulge section are positioned on the second side of the middle bulge section; Or along the axial direction of the head pipe, the first protruding section is positioned on a first side of the middle protruding section, and the second protruding section is positioned on a second side of the middle protruding section; or along the axial direction of the head pipe, the first protruding section is positioned on the second side of the middle protruding section, and the second protruding section is positioned on the first side of the middle protruding section.
9. 9. The steering assembly as in claim 6, wherein said damper has two of said second mating portions, said second mating portions abutting opposite sides of said projection, respectively.
10. 10. A steering assembly according to any one of claims 3 to 9, wherein the second mating portion comprises a pulley rotatably connected to the damper lever.
11. 11. The steering assembly of claim 10, further comprising a connector disposed between the damper rod and the standpipe, the connector being removably coupled to the damper rod, the pulley being rotatably coupled to the connector.
12. 12. The steering assembly as set forth in claim 11 wherein said damper rod has a first through hole having an axis perpendicular to said damper rod, a first mounting hole at a first end of said connector, a first fastener passing through said first through hole and fixedly connected to said first mounting hole, a pin at a second end of said connector, and said pulley rotatably sleeved on said pin.
13. 13. The steering assembly of claim 2, wherein the first mating portion includes an externally threaded section disposed on the standpipe, and the second mating portion includes a nut that is sleeved on the externally threaded section, the nut being fixedly connected to the damper rod.
14. 14. The steering assembly as set forth in claim 13 wherein said nut has a second through hole with an axis parallel to said damper rod, a second mounting hole being provided in an end of said damper rod facing away from said damper body, a second fastener passing through said second through hole and fixedly connected to said second mounting hole.
15. 15. The steering assembly according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least one anchor ear is arranged in the cavity, the anchor ear comprises an arc-shaped section and fixing sections arranged on two sides of the arc-shaped section, the arc-shaped section is abutted against the damper body, a fixing hole is formed in the fixing section, a fixing through hole is further formed in the head pipe, and a third fastener penetrates through the fixing through hole and then is connected with the fixing hole.
16. 16. The steering assembly according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the damper further comprises an adjusting knob provided on the damper body, and an adjusting through hole is further provided in the head pipe, and the adjusting knob is located outside the head pipe after passing through the adjusting through hole.
17. 17. A vehicle comprising a steering assembly as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 16.

Description

Steering assembly and vehicle Technical Field The present disclosure relates to vehicle manufacturing technology, and more particularly, to a steering assembly and a vehicle. Background Steering assemblies for vehicles (e.g., scooters, bicycles, motorcycles, etc.) are a core component that affects their handling, safety, and riding experience. Because the speed of the vehicle is higher when riding, when the steering assembly is too sensitive, the steering hand feeling is light, the steering operation is too flexible, and the control is not easy. In addition, if the steering assembly is too sensitive when passing over uneven road surfaces, the steering assembly is also transferred with wheel shake caused by the road surfaces, so that the direction is difficult to control, and the driver may fall off the vehicle. In summary, the steering assembly is too sensitive to affect the driving stability, and has a large potential safety hazard. Disclosure of utility model In order to overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks of the related art, an object of the present application is to provide a steering assembly and a vehicle, which are beneficial to reducing the sensitivity of the steering assembly, making the steering assembly within a proper sensitivity range, improving the driving stability and reducing the riding risk. In one aspect, the present application provides a steering assembly comprising: The head pipe is internally provided with a cavity, and openings communicated with the cavity are formed at two ends of the head pipe along the axial direction of the head pipe; the vertical pipe is used for being connected with a steering operation part of the vehicle and can rotate under the drive of the steering operation part, at least part of the vertical pipe is rotatably arranged in the cavity in a penetrating way through the opening, and a first matching part is arranged on the vertical pipe positioned in the cavity; The damper is arranged in the cavity and fixedly connected with the head pipe, the damper comprises a damper body and a damping rod, the damping rod is slidably arranged in the damper body in a penetrating mode, and at least one second matching part is arranged on the damping rod; The first matching part is connected with the second matching part, and when the vertical pipe rotates, the first matching part can drive the second matching part to move so that the damping rod slides in the damper body. In one possible implementation manner, the damper is disposed parallel to the axial direction of the head pipe, and the first matching portion can drive the second matching portion to move along the axial direction of the head pipe when the standpipe rotates. In one possible implementation, the first mating portion includes a groove disposed on the standpipe, at least a portion of the groove being formed with a height difference in an axial direction of the head pipe, and the second mating portion is slidably disposed within the groove. In one possible implementation manner, the groove includes a first groove section, a middle groove section and a second groove section, two ends of the middle groove section are respectively communicated with the first groove section and the second groove section, and the first groove section and the second groove section are both inclined to the middle groove section. In one possible implementation, the first and second groove sections are each located on a first side of the intermediate groove section in an axial direction of the head pipe; or along the axial direction of the head pipe, the first groove section and the second groove section are positioned on the second side of the middle groove section; Or along the axial direction of the head pipe, the first groove section is positioned on a first side of the middle groove section, and the second groove section is positioned on a second side of the middle groove section; Or along the axial direction of the head pipe, the first groove section is positioned on the second side of the middle groove section, and the second groove section is positioned on the first side of the middle groove section. In one possible implementation, the first matching part comprises a protrusion arranged on the vertical pipe, at least part of the protrusion is formed with a height difference in the axial direction of the head pipe, and the second matching part is abutted on the protrusion and can slide along the protrusion. In one possible implementation manner, the protrusion includes a first protrusion section, a middle protrusion section and a second protrusion section, two ends of the middle protrusion section are respectively connected with the first protrusion section and the second protrusion section, and the first protrusion section and the second protrusion section are both inclined to the middle protrusion section. In one possible implementation, the first and second raised sections are each located on a first side of the intermediate