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US 12,698,027 B2Granted
Steering device of vehicle
AssigneeHl Mando Corporation
InventorSungJune Moon
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Abstract
According to the present embodiments, it is possible to mitigating noise by preventing degradation of lubrication performance due to mixture of greases with different properties in a gear housing.
Claims14
A vehicle steering device, comprising:
- a worm shaft including a gear portion having a worm gear engaged with a worm wheel, a first end portion coupled to a worm housing by a first bearing and connected with a motor, and a second end portion coupled to the worm housing by a second bearing;
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- a spacer positioned between the gear portion and the second bearing to prevent a grease applied to the worm gear from being introduced to the second bearing,
- wherein the spacer includes a wing portion protruding from a surface of the spacer facing the worm gear,
- wherein the wing portion includes an obliquely angled portion extending in a direction toward the worm gear, such that a gap is defined between the obliquely angled portion and an outer circumferential surface of the worm shaft, and a distance across the gap increases along the direction toward the worm gear.
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