Vehicle steering system transmission
AssigneeThe Gates Corporation
InventorsDean Schneider, Alexander Serkh
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Abstract
A vehicle steering system transmission comprising a housing, an input shaft journalled to the housing, an electric motor connected to the housing and coupled to the input shaft, an output shaft journalled to the housing, the input shaft and the output shaft coupled by a first pair of sprockets having a first belt trained therebetween and having a first ratio, the first belt and first pair of sprockets comprising a helical tooth configuration, the input shaft and the output shaft coupled by a second pair of sprockets having a second belt trained therebetween and having a second ratio, and the input shaft and the output shaft coupled by a third pair of sprockets having a third belt trained therebetween and having a third ratio.
Claims14
A vehicle steering system transmission comprising:
- a housing;
- an input shaft journalled to the housing;
- an electric motor connected to the housing and coupled to the input shaft;
- an output shaft journalled to the housing;
- the input shaft and the output shaft coupled by a first pair of sprockets having a first belt trained therebetween and having a first ratio, the first belt and first pair of sprockets comprising a helical tooth configuration;
- the input shaft and the output shaft coupled by a second pair of sprockets having a second belt trained therebetween and having a second ratio;
- and
- the input shaft and the output shaft coupled by a third pair of sprockets having a third belt trained therebetween and having a third ratio.
A vehicle steering system transmission comprising:
- a housing;
- an input shaft journalled to the housing;
- a steering column coupled to an output shaft;
- the output shaft coupled to a steering rack;
- an electric motor connected to the housing and coupled to the input shaft;
- the output shaft journalled to the housing;
- the input shaft and the output shaft coupled by a first pair of sprockets having a first belt trained therebetween and having a first ratio;
- the input shaft and the output shaft coupled by a second pair of sprockets having a second belt trained therebetween and having a second ratio;
- and
- the input shaft and the output shaft coupled by a third pair of sprockets having a third belt trained therebetween and having a third ratio.
A vehicle steering system transmission comprising:
- a housing;
- an input shaft journalled to the housing;
- an electric motor connected to the housing and coupled to the input shaft;
- an output shaft journalled to the housing;
- the input shaft and the output shaft coupled by a first pair of sprockets having a first belt trained therebetween and having a ratio of 3.4:1, the first belt and first pair of sprockets comprising a helical tooth configuration;
- the input shaft and the output shaft coupled by a second pair of sprockets having a second belt trained therebetween and having a ratio of 3:1;
- and
- the input shaft and the output shaft coupled by a third pair of sprockets having a third belt trained therebetween and having a ratio of 3:1.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.