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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2007
Takehiro Saruwatari, Kashiwara, JP;
Hiroshi Murataka, Yamato-Koriyama, JP;
Akihiro Hironaka, Yamato-Koriyama, JP;
Takehiro Saruwatari, Kashiwara, JP;
Hiroshi Murataka, Yamato-Koriyama, JP;
Akihiro Hironaka, Yamato-Koriyama, JP;
Jtekt Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Gates Unitta Asia Company, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An electric power steering apparatus includes a speed reducing mechanism for decelerating the rotation of a rotatable shaft in an electric motor and a converting mechanism for converting the output rotation of the speed reducing mechanism into the axial movement of a steering shaft extending toward the right and left sides of a vehicle. The speed reducing mechanism includes an input pulley driven by the electric motor, an output pulley arranged with the steering shaft enclosed thereby, a belt for connecting the input pulley and the output pulley to each other, and a belt tension adjuster.