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Koyo Seiko Company, Ltd.

Toyoda Koki Kabushiki Kaisha

Favess Co., Ltd.

Shigeo Ishihara

Hiroaki Tanaka

Kei Takakuwa

Yoshimi Kajitani

Osamu Ogawa

Katsutoshi Mizuno

Naohito Ino

Toshiki Ohshima

Akio Osuka

Masato Mizuhara

Hisamitsu Hayashi

An electric power steering apparatus comprises a steering assisting electric motor having an output shaft and a speed reduction mechanism. The speed reduction mechanism includes conical first and second gears to be engaged with each other. The first and second gears include a plurality of teeth each having a tooth surface. The mutually corresponding tooth surfaces of the first and second gears each include engaging regions to be engaged with each other. A center position in a tooth width direction of the engaging region of each tooth surface of the first gear in an unloaded state is offset by a first offset amount from center position in the tooth width direction of the tooth surface of the first gear to a relatively small end portion of the tooth of the first gear. A center position in a tooth width direction of the engaging region of each tooth surface of the second gear in an unloaded state is offset by a second offset amount from a center position in the tooth width direction of the tooth surface of the second gear to a relatively small end portion of the tooth of the second gear.

Electric power steering apparatus

The invention concerns a hypoid gear structure which includes a hypoid ring gear disposed coaxially with a rotation axis and a hypoid pinion gear provided with a rotation axis of an electric motor and engaging with the hypoid ring gear. The hypoid gear includes a first toothed portion disposed on the inner side and a second toothed portion disposed on the outer side, and one of the first toothed portion and the second toothed portion is urged by a spring to press the hypoid pinion gear.

Vibration dampening hypoid gear structure

A hypoid gear structure which includes a hypoid ring gear disposed coaxially with a rotation axis, and a hypoid pinion gear provided with a rotation axis of an electric motor and engaging with the hypoid ring gear. The hypoid ring gear includes a first toothed portion disposed on the inner side and a second toothed portion disposed on the outer side, and one of the first toothed portion and the second toothed portion is urged by a spring to press the hypoid pinion gear.

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Anjo, Japan

Shigeo Ishihara