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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2012
Osamu Yoshida, Yokohama, JP;
Tatsuyoshi Maruyama, Atsugi, JP;
Kiyotaka Shirakubo, Ayase, JP;
Naoki Takayanagi, Kawasaki, JP;
Osamu Yoshida, Yokohama, JP;
Tatsuyoshi Maruyama, Atsugi, JP;
Kiyotaka Shirakubo, Ayase, JP;
Naoki Takayanagi, Kawasaki, JP;
Hitachi Automotive Systems Steering, Ltd., Hiki-gun, JP;
Abstract
A power steering system having a housing having first and second housing sections, a steering shaft rotatably housed in the housing, a sensor coil, a coil bobbin having a coil holding part and a flange part and housed in the first housing section, a first held section provided at the flange part, a sensor board housed in the housing, a second held section provided at the sensor board, first and second riveting portions provided at the first housing section, and an electric motor. The first riveting portion fixes the coil bobbin to the first housing section by melting and deforming the first riveting portion with the first held section touching the first riveting portion. The second riveting portion fixes the sensor board to the first housing section by melting and deforming the second riveting portion with the second held section touching the second riveting portion.