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US 2009/0255349 A1Published application
Electric power steering apparatus
AssigneeNsk Ltd.
InventorToru Segawa
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Abstract
In an electric power steering apparatus equipped with a torque sensor that detects torque, the torque sensor has a coil yoke, a coil disposed within the coil yoke, a base section, and a yoke retainer which covers the coil yoke and fixes the coil yoke to the base section.
Claims11
An electric power steering apparatus comprising:
- a torque sensor that detects torque and comprises:
- a coil yoke;
- a coil disposed within the coil yoke;
- a base section;
- and
- a yoke retainer which covers the coil yoke and fixes the coil yoke to the base section.
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An electric power steering apparatus comprising:
- a torque sensor that detects torque and comprises:
- a coil yoke;
- a coil disposed within the coil yoke;
- a sensor substrate that outputs a signal in accordance with torque detected by the coil;
- a case section that accommodates the sensor substrate;
- a base section comprising a plate section which support and fix the sensor substrate and the case section thereon;
- and
- a harness terminal section which is connected to the sensor substrate and interposed between the plate section and the case section, wherein
- the sensor substrate is fastened to the plate section by a fastening member so that positions of the sensor substrate, the case section and the harness terminal section are determined, and the sensor substrate, the case section, and the harness terminal section are monolithically fixed.
6 more elements
An electric power steering apparatus comprising:
- a torque sensor that detects torque and comprises:
- a coil yoke;
- a coil disposed within the coil yoke;
- a plate-like base section to which the coil yoke is fixed;
- a metal frame member provided upright on the base section perpendicular thereto;
- and
- a sensor substrate which is fixedly fastened to the frame member by a fastening member and which outputs a signal in accordance with torque detected by the coil.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.