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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2019
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Ryan D. Harris, Clio, MI (US);
Dale P. Wawrzyniec, Midland, MI (US);
Conrad G. Vorwerck, Bay City, MI (US);
Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Abstract
An electric power steering drive pulley assembly includes a motor shaft. The pulley assembly also includes a drive pulley coupled to the motor shaft. The drive pulley includes a radial retention portion having an inner diameter defining a first portion of a central opening that the motor shaft is disposed within. The drive pulley also includes an axial retention portion extending in the axial direction from the radial retention portion, the axial retention portion defining a second portion of the central opening that the motor shaft is disposed within, the inner diameter of the axial retention portion in splined engagement with the motor shaft to rotationally couple the drive pulley to the motor shaft, the axial retention portion including a flange protruding radially inwardly from the inner diameter of the axial retention portion to be disposed in a groove of the motor shaft.