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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:
Dec. 01, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 08, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Koyo Seiko Co. Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ; H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
318293 ; 361690 ; 361707 ; 361717 ;
Abstract
A switching element for controlling electric power to be supplied to a motor for generating steering assistance power, and a circuit which outputs a control signal to the switching element according to a driving condition are incorporated in an insulating casing. The insulating casing is attached to a housing of a power steering device. An elastic heat-conducting insulating sheet lies between the switching element and the housing. The switching element is pressed against the housing via the sheet.