Pulley system for vehicle power steering system
AssigneeSteering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
InventorChristopher A. Fall
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Abstract
A pulley assembly for a steering assembly includes a motor disposed within a motor housing and having a motor shaft extending therefrom. The pulley assembly also includes a motor face plate having a motor pilot component extending therefrom in the same direction as the motor shaft extends away from the motor, the motor shaft extending through a hole in the motor face plate. The pulley assembly further includes an idler pulley post protruding from the motor housing and through the motor face plate in the substantially same axial direction of the motor shaft, the idler pulley post being radially offset from the motor shaft. The pulley assembly yet further includes a housing flange having a pilot bore to accommodate at least a portion of the motor pilot and the idler pulley post.
Claims6
A pulley assembly for a steering assembly comprising:
- a motor disposed within a motor housing and having a motor shaft extending therefrom;
- a motor face plate having a motor pilot component extending therefrom in the same direction as the motor shaft extends away from the motor, the motor shaft extending through a hole in the motor face plate;
- an idler pulley post protruding from the motor housing and through the motor face plate in the substantially same axial direction of the motor shaft, the idler pulley post being radially offset from the motor shaft, wherein the idler pulley post is integrally formed with the motor housing, wherein the idler pulley post has an idler pulley disposed on an end thereof, the idler pulley having a diameter larger than the idler pulley post;
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- a housing flange having a pilot bore to accommodate at least a portion of the motor pilot and the idler pulley post.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.