Machine element or mechanism – Gearing – Follow-up mechanism
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-10
2007-04-10
Ridley, Richard (Department: 3682)
Machine element or mechanism
Gearing
Follow-up mechanism
C074S427000, C384S536000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10768028
ABSTRACT:
An electric power steering apparatus having a displacing mechanism in which a fitting hole potion is provided to a gear housing for fitting with and holding a bearing to which a worm shaft for transmitting rotating force of a steering assisting motor to a steering shaft provided with a worm wheel is fitted, the portion being formed of a pair of split members formed by splitting the portion into two, one split member being movable toward the other split member to adjust a distance between a shaft center of the worm shaft and a rotation center of the worm wheel.
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Tsutsui Takashi
Watanabe Masayuki
Birch & Stewart Kolasch & Birch, LLP
Koyo Seiko Co. Ltd.
Pilkington James
Ridley Richard
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