Steering device
US9884642B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 12, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D5/0463
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In order to provide a steering device capable of inhibiting generation of abnormal sound without a complicated structure, the steering device is provided with a wheel gear connected to an output shaft which transmits an output to a turning wheel and a worm gear engaging with the wheel gear and capable of transmitting power generated by a motor to the wheel gear, and a rotational speed of the motor is made lower than that during normal operation, at the time driving of the stopped motor is started or at the time a rotational direction of the worm gear is reversed.
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