Electric power steering device
AssigneeKYB Corporation
InventorsMasashi AOYAMA, Souichirou MIYAKE, Hideki TANAKA
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Abstract
An electric power steering device includes the input shaft to which a steering torque is input, an output shaft that is coupled to the input shaft via a torsion bar, a torque sensor that detects a steering torque, a connector that is held by a case of the torque sensor and is electrically connected to the torque sensor, a through hole that is formed to penetrate an outer wall of a housing, and a cable that is inserted into the through hole and electrically connects an external device and the connector. The cable has a relief portion that extends linearly from the through hole along the inner surface of the housing.
Claims4
An electric power steering device comprising:
- an input shaft to which a steering torque is input;
- an output shaft coupled to the input shaft via a torsion bar;
- a torque sensor attached across the input shaft and the output shaft to detect the steering torque;
- a housing configured to house the input shaft, the output shaft, and the torque sensor;
- an electric motor configured to generate a steering assist torque based on a detection result of the torque sensor;
- a connector held in a case of the torque sensor and electrically connected to the torque sensor;
- a through hole formed to penetrate an outer wall of the housing;
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- a cable inserted into the through hole and electrically connecting an external device and the connector, wherein
- the cable has a relief portion linearly extending from the through hole along an inner surface of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.