Motor for an electric power steering assembly
US6388355B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 2, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02K23/30
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A motor for an electric power steering assembly includes a yoke, a multipolar magnetic field portion composed of at least four poles secured to the inner wall of the yoke, a shaft disposed within the yoke so as to be able to rotate freely, an armature secured to the shaft having a winding constructed by winding wiring into an even number of slots formed on the outer circumferential surface of a core so as to extend in the axial direction thereof, a commutator comprising a plurality of segments secured to an end portion of the shaft; and a plurality of brushes contacting the surface of the commutator.
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