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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2007
Kosuke Yamanaka, Kashihara, JP;
Shiro Nakano, Minamikawachi-gun, JP;
Kosuke Yamanaka, Kashihara, JP;
Shiro Nakano, Minamikawachi-gun, JP;
JTEKT Corporation, Osaka-shi, JP;
Abstract
A steering device for a vehicle includes a first sun gear connected to a steering member, a second sun gear which is operated according to operation of the steering member and connected to a steering mechanism for turning vehicle wheels, a first planet gear which is meshed with the first sun gear, and a second planet gear which is rotated integrally with the first planet gear and meshed with the second sun gear. The steering device is constructed in such a manner that at least one of the first and second sun gears is a profile shifted gear, and the first and second planet gears are formed as a cylindrical body which has internal teeth of the same number at both end parts thereof.