Steering device for vehicle
AssigneeJtekt Corporation
InventorsKosuke YAMANAKA, Shiro Nakano
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Abstract
A steering device for a vehicle includes a first sun gear connected to a steering member, a second sun gear which is operated according to operation of the steering member and connected to a steering mechanism for turning vehicle wheels, a first planet gear which is meshed with the first sun gear, and a second planet gear which is rotated integrally with the first planet gear and meshed with the second sun gear. The steering device is constructed in such a manner that at least one of the first and second sun gears is a profile shifted gear, and the first and second planet gears are formed as a cylindrical body which has internal teeth of the same number at both end parts thereof.
Claims2
A steering device for a vehicle comprising:
- a first sun gear connected to a steering member,
- a second sun gear which is operated according to operation of said steering member and connected to a steering mechanism for turning vehicle wheels,
- a first planet gear which is meshed with the first sun gear, and
- a second planet gear which is rotated integrally with said first planet gear and meshed with said second sun gear,
- wherein at least one of said first and second sun gears is a profile shifted gear, and said first and second planet gears are formed on a cylindrical body which has internal teeth of the same number at both end parts thereof.
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