Koyo Seiko Company, Ltd.

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Jtekt Corporation

E.i. Dupont De Nemours and Company

Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd.

Asahi Organic Chemicals Industry Co., Ltd.

Koyo Sealing Techno Co., Ltd.

Hirokazu Arai

Takanori Kurokawa

Hiroshi Ueno

Kazutoshi Toda

Akihiko Shiina

Minoru Sentoku

Fumiaki Kasahara

Yoshiaki Hamasaki

Takeshi Tsuda

Shinichi Obayashi

Keiji Asai

Shinichi Tahara

Syouji Sawai

Osamu Sano

Kenichi Shinohara

Kazuki Hamada

Hideo Matsubara

Junya Ooitsu

Atsushi Yao

Kunio Yanai

Mitsuharu Minami

Masashi Kuze

Shoji Hatabu

Akira Yamamoto

Hiroto Oda

Toshihiko Kaneiwa

Yasuhiro Ishii

Masamitsu Ohtsubo

Tomomitsu Tamura

Masuyoshi Uchida

Seiji Fujioka

Disclosed is a phenol resin molding material comprising 100 parts by weight of a resol type phenol resin, 40 to 100 parts by weight of an inorganic fiber, 30 to 90 parts by weight of a natural silica powder having an average particle size of 0.5 to 15 &#x3bc;m and subjected to a coupling agent treatment and 1 to 15 parts by weight of a rubber component as main components. The molding material can contain 50% by weight or more of a glass fiber and a natural silica powder having a crushed shape can be used as the natural silica powder. As a molded article produced from the resin molding material, a resin pulley is exemplified.

Phenol resin molding material and pulley molded from said molding material

An electric power steering apparatus in which steering assistance is achieved by transmitting a rotary motion of an electric motor for steering assistance to a steering shaft on which a worm wheel is mounted through a worm shaft on which a worm is mounted, wherein the worm shaft is deflectable toward the worm wheel and equipped with a biasing member biasing the worm shaft in the deflective direction thereof, or alternatively, the worm wheel is deflectable toward the worm shaft and equipped with a biasing member biasing the worm wheel in the deflective direction thereof.

Electric power steering apparatus

A gear for an electric power steering device for reducing the rotation speed of an electric motor for steering assist with a reduction gear mechanism and transmitting the rotation to a steering mechanism, the gear being incorporated and used in the reduction gear mechanism, wherein at least the teeth of the gear are formed from a resin composition of a non-reinforced type comprising (a) a polyamide resin having a carboxyl group at least at a terminal end; (b) 0.5-5 wt. % a polycarbodiimide compound, and (c) 3-15 wt. % an elastic material modified with a reactive functional group.

Gear for electric power steering device

A resin gear for an electric power steering apparatus is provided which offers excellent mechanical strength and durability, and in which damage of teeth, does not occur even when the gear is employed in an electric power steering apparatus equipped with a high-power electric actuator. The resin gear for an electric power steering apparatus includes a worm wheel, and a gear portion thereof is formed of a resin molding material containing a thermosetting resin and polyparaphenylene-benzobisoxazole fibers (PBO fibers) as essential constituents.

Resin gear for electric power steering apparatus and electric power steering apparatus equipped with the same

A resin pulley according to the present invention is obtained by molding a resin composition containing a phenol resin serving as a base resin, 15 to 50% by weight of an inorganic powder having a Mohs hardness of not less than 6.5, 20 to 40% by weight of a reinforcing fiber, and 1 to 5% by weight of a lubricant and thermosetting the phenol resin, and is superior in dimensional stability and strength, is also superior in wear resistance particularly in a dust atmosphere or the like, and is superior in practicality as an alternate to a metal pulley.

Resin pulley formed of a resin composition having a phenol resin, an inorganic powder , a reinforcing fiber, and a lubricant

A seal ring has an annular body which is constituted so that a disc section extended to a radially inward direction is overlapped with one end of a cylindrical section, and a sensor member for detecting rotation of an inner ring is provided to an outer periphery of the cylindrical section, and an outer case for covering the sensor member is provided by insert-forming. The outer case contracts after it is formed and is press-contact with the cylindrical section so that a gap is hardly generated.

Seal ring, sealing apparatus and bearing apparatus

An electric power steering apparatus including a reduction mechanism for transmitting an output of a steering assist motor to a steering mechanism through a worm and a worm wheel , in which the worm wheel is formed by a thermosetting synthetic resin filled with a sheet of aramid fibers having a low attacking property to a counter member and an effect of improving the abrasion resistance of the synthetic resin. Even when the reduction mechanism is used in an engine room or the temperature of the reduction mechanism is raised by frictional heat with heightening power, the reduction mechanism is durable, and further the gears have excellent abrasion resistance and toughness and improved durability.

A phenolic molding composition containing 40 to 100 parts by weight of inorganic fiber, 30 to 90 parts by weight of natural silica powder with a mean particle size of from 20 to 150 &mgr;m, and 1 to 15 parts by weight of a rubber component, as main components, in 100 parts by weight of resol-based phenolic resin. Preferably, the inorganic fiber contains 50% or more by weight of glass fiber. Further preferably, the natural silica powder is shaped like pulverized powder. A pulley is molded of a phenolic molding composition defined above.

Phenolic molding composition

An electric steering apparatus comprises an annular tooth portion and a metal boss portion fitted in the inside of the annular tooth portion. The annular tooth portion has teeth for engaging with a worm. The annular tooth portion is made of synthetic resin material mixed with fibers having a length with an aspect ratio between 100 and 800 so that the fibers are arranged preferably in a direction crossing the direction of the torque, which is applied to the teeth, thereby to heighten a fatigue strength of the teeth and the teeth root portions.

In an electric power steering device, a driven gear of a deceleration gear mechanism for transmitting rotation of an electric actuator for generating auxiliary steering power has a gear body made of a synthetic resin material. At least the outer periphery of a metal core ring is covered by the gear body. The gear body is molded and integrated with the core ring by injecting synthetic resin material into a mold, in which the core ring is inserted. A plurality of teeth, each of which has faces which run in the direction of the axis of rotation of the driven gear, are formed on the outer periphery of the core ring so as to be arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction. The synthetic resin material that constitutes the gear body is filled in the spaces between the teeth of the core ring.

Electric power steering device

An electric power steering apparatus including a reduction mechanism for transmitting an output of a steering assist motor to a steering mechanism through a worm and a worm wheel in which the worm wheel is formed by a thermosetting synthetic resin filled with a sheet of aramid fibers having a low attacking property to a counter member and an effect of improving the abrasion resistance of the synthetic resin. Even when the reduction mechanism is used in an engine room or the temperature of the reduction mechanism is raised by frictional heat with heightening power, the reduction mechanism is durable, and further the gears have excellent abrasion resistance and toughness and improved durability.

A power transmission coupling comprises a power transmission member having first and second ends. The first and second ends are respectively connected to ends of corresponding shafts through corresponding first and second sliding pairs. The first and second sliding pairs are different in sliding direction from each other. The power transmission member is made of a fiber-reinforced synthetic resin of a polymer alloy comprising polyamide MXD6 and polyphenylene ether, to which glass fibers are being blended.

Power transmission coupling and power transmission apparatus

A seal ring attached to a shoulder portion of a bearing ring of a rolling bearing, and including an annular body, a pulsar ring bonded to a required position of the annular body by vulcanization forming, a first lip made of magnetized rubber and formed integrally with one surface of the pulsar ring and a second lip bonded to the other surface of the pulsar ring by vulcanization molding.

Seal ring, sealing device and rolling bearing including the same

In an electric power steering device, the rotation of an electric actuator for generating auxiliary steering power is transmitted to a vehicle wheel by way of a worm and a worm wheel. The worm wheel is molded from a synthetic resin material. The relative viscosity (VR) of the molded worm wheel is made greater than or equal to 100 and less than or equal to 300.

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Yamatokoriyama, Japan

Hirokazu Arai