The disclosure relates to a steer-by-wire system for a motor vehicle including a steering rod, an electric servo unit configured to move the steering rod, and a sliding bearing which radially supports the steering rod in a housing. The housing, the sliding bearing, and the steering rod have complementary geometries whereby the steering rod is prevented from rotating. The sliding bearing includes multiple segments in the circumferential direction, at least one segment of the multiple segments is a sliding bearing location for the radial support. At least one segment of the multiple segments is a first supporting element configured to prevent rotation in one direction of rotation. At least one segment of the multiple segments is a second supporting element configured to prevent rotation in the opposite direction of rotation.

The present disclosure describes bearing assemblies for a mover of a linear motor system. The bearing assemblies may include a plurality of bearings, a housing that retains the bearings, a plurality of springs biasing at least one of the plurality of bearings towards a track of the linear motor system, and at least one dampening element dampening movement of one or more of the plurality of springs.

A gripping or clamping device including a housing body and at least one jaw guide which is provided in the housing body and has two lateral walls, including at least one jaw which can be moved in the jaw guide along a movement direction, guide surfaces being provided on the lateral walls and the jaw having sliding surfaces which interact with the guide surfaces to form a sliding guide, wherein at least one raceway part and rolling elements are provided in the jaw guide, the jaw and the raceway part each having a raceway for abutting against the rolling elements to form a roller guide.

A clip for providing a sliding force towards a movable substrate, the clip including at least one strip, where the at least one strip comprises a first axial end and a second axial end and an arcuate shape between the first axial end and the second axial end; where the at least one strip is a metal strip including a sliding layer at an outbound side.

A slide bearing for guiding a translationally movable sliding part has a first part having a first guide surface suitable for interacting with a first sliding surface of the sliding part and a second part having a second guide surface suitable for interacting with a second sliding surface of the sliding part. The second part is movable relative to the first part. A guide part is connected to the first part so as to be movable in a first direction and a second direction. A pressure device urges the second part toward the first guide surface such that the first guide surface directly engages the first sliding surface and the second guide surface directly engages the second sliding surface.

The rack housing has an engaging concave section having a bottom surface configured by a bottom inclined surface that is inclined in a direction outward in the radial direction toward the opening side of the rack housing, and the rack bush comprises an engaging convex section having a top surface configured by a top inclined surface that is inclined in a direction outward in the radial direction toward the opening side of the rack housing. The top inclined surface is pressed against the bottom inclined surface toward outside in the radial direction, and the outside surface of the engaging convex section facing the opening side of the rack housing is pressed against the inner side surface of the engaging concave section facing the inner side of the rack housing.

A steering system for steering a wheel of a vehicle includes a track rod for deflecting the wheel, a rack which, by axial movement, leads to control of the track rod, and a housing. The rack is at least partially arranged within the housing. The rack has a convex and/or concave cross-sectional portion. The housing-mounted complementary geometry includes a complementary concave and/or convex shaping, as a result of which a form-fitting connection is produced for realizing the twist prevention.

Disclosed herein is a rack bush for vehicle steering apparatus, which includes a bush body having an outer peripheral surface that is in contact with an inner surface of a rack housing and an inner peripheral surface that is in contact with a rack bar, the bush body being configured to guide longitudinal movement of the rack bar, the bush body including a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion, a plurality of slits arranged on the bush body in a circumferential direction thereof, and a damper mounted to the bush body and configured to absorb an impact occurring between the rack bar and the bush body.

The present application discloses a bearing structural member, a support, a joint assembly and a tube section assembly, wherein the maximum counter force provided by the bearing structural member under an external load is an own designed threshold value, namely when the external load is greater than the designed threshold value of the bearing structural member, the bearing structural member deforms, and provides a counter force equal to the designed threshold value; the support includes at least one bearing structural member; and the joint assembly and the tube section assembly are both equipped with the support. When the external load is not high and is less than the designed threshold value, the bearing structural member may effectively suppress the deformation just like a rigid structural member; when the external load exceeds the designed threshold value, the bearing structural member may deform, and provide a stable counter supporting force less than the external load. The bearing structural member may be applied to the support, the joint assembly and the tube section assembly, plays a role in protecting the structures or key structural components, and may be widely applied to the fields of design of bridges, design of building structures, design of tunnels and the like.

Disclosed herein is a rack bush for vehicle steering apparatus, which includes a bush body having an outer peripheral surface that is in contact with an inner surface of a rack housing and an inner peripheral surface that is in contact with a rack bar, the bush body being configured to guide longitudinal movement of the rack bar, the bush body including a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion, a plurality of slits arranged on the bush body in a circumferential direction thereof, and a damper mounted to the bush body and configured to absorb an impact occurring between the rack bar and the bush body.