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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2012
Masaki Tomaru, Maebashi, JP;
Naoki Sawada, Maebashi, JP;
Akira Ichikawa, Fujisawa, JP;
Ryou Oosawa, Maebashi, JP;
Masaki Tomaru, Maebashi, JP;
Naoki Sawada, Maebashi, JP;
Akira Ichikawa, Fujisawa, JP;
Ryou Oosawa, Maebashi, JP;
NSK LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A design assistance device for a steering device and a method of assisting a steering device design which assists a design of a steering device including an intermediate shaft by using existing components of a tube yoke and a shaft yoke. A design assistance devicefor a steering device displays a select button on a display device when a fitting length of the combination of a candidate component of the tube yoke and a candidate component of the shaft yoke satisfies a condition of a fitting length. When the select button is selected, a control devicemay receive information in which a drawing selected by a designer is determined.