Back to results
US 8,556,023 B2Granted
Electric power steering apparatus
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsYasuo Shimizu, Atsuhiko Yoneda, Shigeru Yamawaki, Takehito Shiraishi
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Loading patent…
Loading patent…
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsYasuo Shimizu, Atsuhiko Yoneda, Shigeru Yamawaki, Takehito Shiraishi
Estimating the term…
In an electric power steering apparatus, an elastic member, disposed between the steering shaft and the housing, configured to be elastically deformed in accordance with rotation or displacement in a vehicle width direction, of the steering shaft. At least two bearings, disposed with a gap in an axial direction of the steering shaft, are configured to support the steering shaft. The elastic member is disposed between the bearings. A supporting member may be disposed between the steering shaft and the elastic member and configured to be displaced by a rotation of a predetermined angle or predetermined distance in accordance with the rotation or a displacement, in the width direction of the vehicle, of the steering shaft with slidable support for the steering shaft. The elastic member is fixed to the supporting member and abuts the housing.
An electric power steering apparatus for a vehicle, including a motor generating, in accordance with a steering torque applied to a steering wheel, an assist torque transmitted to a steering shaft, for connecting the steering wheel to a tire, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.