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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2009
Kouya Yoshida, Toyota, JP;
Nobuhiro Uchida, Toyota, JP;
Kouya Yoshida, Toyota, JP;
Nobuhiro Uchida, Toyota, JP;
JTEKT Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle steering apparatus () comprises: a control device () which controls an actuation of an electric motor (); a control housing (H) which partitions an accommodation chamber () which accommodates the control device (); an adjacent housing (A) which is adjacent to the control housing (H); and a heat-conducting member (A;B;C;D;E). The adjacent housing (A) is opposite to the electric motor () with the control housing (H) interposed therebetween. The heat-conducting element (A;B;C;D;E) comprises: an adjacent section () which is adjacent to a heat-generating element () of the control device () so that heat can be conducted; and a connected section (A;B;C;D;E) that is connected to the adjacent housing (A) so that heat can be conducted.