Motor vehicles – Steering gear – With electric power assist
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-17
2006-10-17
Morris, Lesley D. (Department: 3611)
Motor vehicles
Steering gear
With electric power assist
C180S443000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07121378
ABSTRACT:
A transfer ratio varying apparatus includes: a steering shaft configured to transmit a steering angle, an actuator connected to the steering shaft and a damper disposed between the input shaft and the steering shaft and configured to absorb vibration caused by the actuator. The actuator includes: a housing, an input shaft configured to integrally rotate with the housing and connected to the steering shaft, a motor including a rotatable shaft, an output shaft configured to transmit an angle to a wheel assembly, and a gear mechanism between the rotatable shaft and the output shaft at the housing, configured to adjust a rotational angle of the rotatable shaft and to output the adjusted rotational angle to the output shaft.
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Hasegawa Isao
Matsuda Morihiro
Nakatsu Masatoshi
Shono Shoichi
Watanabe Osamu
Lum L.
Morris Lesley D.
Oblon & Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt P.C.
Toyoda Koki Kabushiki Kaisha
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