Motor vehicles – Steering gear – With electric power assist
Patent
1996-03-22
1998-09-22
Butler, Douglas C.
Motor vehicles
Steering gear
With electric power assist
318471, 180446, B62D 504
Patent
active
058101110
ABSTRACT:
An electric power steering device includes an output shaft connected to a steering mechanism of a steering system for power assisting the steering operation. The EPS includes a motor and a control circuit accommodated in a common motor housing. The motor housing comprises an end frame and a cup-shaped motor case hermetically covering the motor and the control circuit. The end frame is secured to a rack housing accommodating the steering mechanism, so that heat generated by the motor and the control circuit is transmitted to the rack housing.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4834202 (1989-05-01), Shimizu
patent: 4918744 (1990-04-01), Shimizu
patent: 5573079 (1996-11-01), Suda et al.
Abe Masao
Hashiba Yuuji
Hayashi Jirou
Kondo Masanori
Sawada Takeshi
Butler Douglas C.
Nippondenso Co. Ltd.
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