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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2005
Applicants:
Takahiro Okada, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Tetsuyuki Tsukano, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Takahiro Okada, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Tetsuyuki Tsukano, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Alpha Corporation, Yokohama-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electric steering locking apparatus includes a cam plate () that rotates in an unlocking direction (R) and a locking direction (R) by driving operation of a motor unit, and a locking shaft () that follows a sliding surface () of the cam plate () and that moves between a locking position where the rotation of a steering shaft is prevented and an unlocking position where the rotation of the steering shaft is permitted. The cam plate () is set such that a rotation center (O) coincides with a center of gravity (G).