Steering Column & Intermediate Shafts
Overview
NMT's original plastic technology used in various types of steering columns contributes to improved safety due to its excellent impact-absorbing characteristics.
Product List
Electrical adjustment mechanism for position memory steering column.
Tilt and telescopic steering column with a pivot center in the upper part of the column. Steering wheel position can be adjusted back and forth, and up and down. The automatic tilt-away steering column feature raises the steering wheel for ease when exiting the vehicle.
Tilt steering column with a pivot center in the upper part of the column. Steering wheel position can be adjusted up and down. The automatic tilt-away steering column feature raises the steering wheel for ease when exiting the vehicle.
Tilt and telescopic steering column with a pivot center in the lower part of the column. Steering wheel position can be adjusted up and down. Lightweight achieved by using magnesium materials. The unitized design of the steering wheel and lock is an added deterrent to vehicle theft.
Tilt steering column with a pivot center in the lower part of the column. Steering wheel position can be adjusted up and down.
Steering column with added rigidity for trucks.
Slidable intermediate shafts for absorbing displacement of body frame.
(From left to right: resin coated spline type, triangular section type, expandable serration type)
Intermediate shafts for displacement and load absorption at the time of a collision.
(From left to right: resin injection mold type, bending type, press fit type, bellows type)
Noise isolating steering joints that excel in characteristics of vibration absorption and soundproofing.
(From left to right: bush type (high performance), disk type rubber coupling, compact bush type
Compact joint that maintain constant velocity.
Various joints that can be selected according to the usage.
(From top left to bottom right:
single flange type, free phase type, slap-up type. double flange type, forged type)
FAQs
Loads are defined by their direction. Loads perpendicular to the shaft are called radial loads and loads parallel to the shaft are called axial (thrust) loads.
While DGBBs can handle axial loads in both directions, single-row angular contact ball bearings can only receive axial load in one direction.
Seals and shields offer additional protection for bearing components and help to improve and maintain lubrication. In terms of sealing performance, sealed bearings rank best, followed by shielded bearings, then finally open bearings. NMT uses supplementary designations D, DU, DW, and V (DD, DDU, DDW, VV) for sealed bearings and Z (ZZ) for shielded bearings. No supplementary designations are listed for open bearings.
