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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 1989
Filed:
Jan. 11, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Naoki Saito, Gunma, JP;
Yasuaki Hata, Hyogo, JP;
Hajime Kozuka, Aichi, JP;
Kazuo Mitarai, Aichi, JP;
Assignees:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Nippon Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180 791 ; 7386231 ; 7386233 ;
Abstract
A torque detector for a motor-driven power steering system wherein a drive lever that engages the outer circumference of a second ring gear and a detection lever on a potentiometer for detecting a linear displacement of the drive lever are connected via a spool, and a pin supported in the spool is coupled to the drive lever as if they were connected together by a universal joint.