The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Oct. 20, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2004
Akio Osuka, Osaka, JP;
Kousuke Yamanaka, Osaka, JP;
Akio Osuka, Osaka, JP;
Kousuke Yamanaka, Osaka, JP;
JTEKT Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An electric power steering apparatus () comprises a housing () for supporting a steer shaft () for axial slide movement, a speed reduction mechanism (), and a motion converting mechanism (). The housing () includes a plurality of split housings (A,) connected to each other. The speed reduction mechanism () includes an output gear () surrounding the steer shaft (). The motion converting mechanism () includes a rotary sleeve () surrounding the steer shaft () and rotatable integrally with the output gear () and converts the rotation of the rotary sleeve () into axial movement of the steer shaft (). The rotary sleeve () is rotatably supported by first and second bearings () disposed on opposite sides of the output gear (). The split housings (A,) include main split housings (A) rotatably supporting an input gear () and supporting the first and second bearings ().