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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 1994
Filed:
Jun. 26, 1992
Kiyotaka Kato, Nishio, JP;
Shiro Takeuchi, Toyota, JP;
Masanori Natsume, Toyokawa, JP;
Seiji Kawakami, Susono, JP;
Ikuo Kushiro, Susono, JP;
Satoru Niwa, Susono, JP;
Toyoda Koki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A power steering apparatus of rack-and-pinion type comprising an input shaft steered by a driver, an output shaft operatively connected to a rack bar through a rack-and-pinion gear mechanism, a hydraulic cylinder operatively connected to the rack bar, and a rotary valve operatively connected to the input shaft. The steering apparatus further comprises an intermediate rotary member disposed between the input shaft and output shaft for rotation about an axis offset from the rotational axis of the output shaft, and a reduction gear mechanism arranged between the rotary valve and the intermediate rotary member. A cam mechanism is disposed between the intermediate rotary member and the output shaft for transmitting the rotation of the intermediate rotary member to the output shaft. The cam mechanism is composed of a cam groove formed on one of the intermediate rotary member and output shaft, and a follower roller provided on the other of the intermediate rotary member and output shaft to be engaged with the cam groove.
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