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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2017
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Jtekt Corporation, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Masaharu Yamashita, Toyota, JP;
Hideya Kato, Okazaki, JP;
Akihisa Umetani, Okazaki, JP;
Masayuki Tsukagoshi, Okazaki, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
JTEKT Corporation, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The steering apparatus includes a first seal member and a second seal member. The first seal member is fixed to one of an outer peripheral surface of a rack shaft and an inner peripheral surface of a housing. The first seal member slidably contacts with a cylindrical surface which is centered on the axis and is provided on the other of the outer peripheral surface of the rack shaft and the inner peripheral surface of the housing. The second seal member is fixed to the other of the outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface. The second seal member slidably contacts with a cylindrical surface which is centered on the axis and is provided on the one of the outer peripheral surface of the rack shaft and the inner peripheral surface of the housing.