Straddle type vehicle with electric power steering apparatus
US8074764B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 19, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62K5/08
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A straddle type vehicle is provided with a body frame of a vehicle, a bar handle provided in a front portion of the vehicle body frame, a steering shaft transmitting a turning operation of the bar handle to a pair of right and left front wheels, and an electric power steering apparatus mounted in an intermediate portion of the steering shaft for assisting a steering motion of the bar handle. The electric power steering apparatus includes, in a state of the vehicle capable of being traveled, an electric power steering main body including an electric motor, a gear unit, an input shaft and an output shaft, an upper steering shaft in which the bar handle is attached to an upper end portion and an upper end of the input shaft is connected to a lower end portion, and a support member supporting the upper steering shaft.
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