Electric power steering unit with offset link mechanism
US10457317B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/5213
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a vehicle including a steering wheel arranged offset toward one side in a vehicle body right/left direction, and an electric power steering unit. The electric power steering unit includes a link mechanism operably connected to the steering wheel and extending from a right/left center side of the steering wheel toward a vehicle body right/left center side to be operably connected to a wheel side, an assist device for the link mechanism, a control lever arranged adjacent the vehicle body right/left center in the vicinity of the steering wheel, a rotation shaft operably connected to the control lever to be rotated about a right/left axis that extends in the vehicle body right/left direction, and a control cable operably connected to the rotation shaft. A base end portion of the control cable is more offset toward the one side than the assist device.
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