Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Aisin Corporation

Shinya Kuwahara

Atsushi Kamada

Kota Fujii

Daisuke Kikukawa

Keiji Suzumura

Masashi Sasaki

An actuator unit that drives a switching mechanism for a shift range of an automatic transmission is provided. The actuator unit includes a motor that generates a drive force for driving the switching mechanism, a control substrate that controls the motor, a connector that connects a wire to the control substrate, a housing that includes an opening, a cover that covers the opening, and a shock absorption material that includes a first shock absorption material and a second shock absorption material. The motor and the control substrate are positioned in a housing space defined by the housing and the cover. The control substrate is fixed to the housing. The first shock absorption material and the second shock absorption material are positioned between the control substrate and the cover, and contacts both the control substrate and the cover.

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Kariya, Japan

Shinya Kuwahara