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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2007
Kazuya Yoshioka, Osaka, JP;
Yasuyuki Yoshii, Nara, JP;
Kenji Higashi, Nara, JP;
Shimon Jimbo, Osaka, JP;
Kazuya Yoshioka, Osaka, JP;
Yasuyuki Yoshii, Nara, JP;
Kenji Higashi, Nara, JP;
Shimon Jimbo, Osaka, JP;
JTEKT Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle steering apparatus includes a jacket for rotatably supporting a steering shaft, and an electric motor. The electric motor includes an annular rotor arranged coaxially with the steering shaft and rotating together with the steering shaft. The jacket includes a tubular upper jacket and a tubular lower jacket that are fitted into each other and are moved axially relative to each other in the collision of a vehicle. An annular space surrounding the steering shaft is provided radially inside the rotor. A part of the upper jacket enters the annular space in the collision of the vehicle.