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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2007
Applicants:
Susumu Imagaki, Osaka, JP;
Wataru Yamada, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Susumu Imagaki, Osaka, JP;
Wataru Yamada, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
JTEKT Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electric power steering apparatus comprises a driving gear driven by an electric motor for steering assist and a driven gear meshed with the driving gear. A steering shaft is rotated along with the driven gear. The steering shaft is rotatably supported by a first bearing and a second bearing. An urging member is arranged in a recess provided in a housing. The urging member urges at least one of the first bearing and the second bearing in a direction in which a center-to-center distance between the driving gear and the driven gear increases.