Motor vehicles – Steering gear – With electric power assist
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-04
2006-04-04
Winner, Tony (Department: 3611)
Motor vehicles
Steering gear
With electric power assist
C310S089000, C310S06800R
Reexamination Certificate
active
07021418
ABSTRACT:
An electric power steering apparatus can improve heat dissipation of a power board. A heat sink is mounted on the power board in surface contact therewith, on which power board there is mounted a bridge circuit including a plurality of semiconductor switching elements for switching an electric current supplied to an electric motor in accordance with torque assisting a steering wheel. The heat sink has a plurality of protrusions formed on a surface thereof at a side opposite to the power board.
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Fujimoto Tadayuki
Tominaga Tsutomu
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