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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2007
Applicant:
Kosuke Yamanaka, Kashihara, JP;
Inventor:
Kosuke Yamanaka, Kashihara, JP;
Assignee:
JTEKT Corporation, Osaka-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A steering device for a vehicle includes a planet gear mechanism which can vary transmission ratio, and a lock mechanism for fixing the transmission ratio. The planet gear mechanism includes a first sun gear connected to a steering member, a second sun gear connected to turning wheels, a planet gear which is meshed with both the first and second sun gears and a carrier in an annular shape which supports the planet gear. The lock mechanism includes a restraining member which is engageable with the carrier thereby to restrain rotation of the carrier.