Electric power steering unit
US6186268A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 18, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/18664
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An electric power steering unit comprises a rack-shaft 2 to be coupled to the guiding wheels of a vehicle, an electric motor 1 coaxially arranged around the rack-shaft 2, a ball screw mechanism 3 for connecting a nut section 19 with a screw section 30 of the rack-shaft 2 by disposing ball 31 therebetween and for transmitting the rotary power of the motor 1 to the rack-shaft 2 as assisting power for steering, and a housing B comprising an angular bearing 4 for rotatably supporting the ball screw mechanism 3. The angular bearing 4 comprising outer rings 33a, 33b pressed and fixed in an axial direction in the housing B by an outer ring fixing ring 32, and balls 34a, 34b which is provided between the rings 33a, 33b and the nut 19 and which is in contact with the nut 19 at a position where a stress is not caused at the ball 31 by a pressure force applied to the rings 33a, 33b.
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