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US 8,708,089 B2Granted
Vehicle steering apparatus
AssigneeJtekt Corporation
InventorsKouji Kitahata, Shiro Nakano, Masaya Segawa, Yoshiharu Nogami
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Abstract
A vehicle steering apparatus includes an actuator that generates a steering force, and a first speed reduction mechanism connected to the actuator. To the first speed reduction mechanism, a second speed reduction mechanism is connected. To the second speed reduction mechanism, a steering mechanism is connected. A sub-assembly including the actuator and the first speed reduction mechanism is configured.
Claims17
A vehicle steering apparatus comprising:
- an actuator that generates a steering force;
- a first speed reduction mechanism connected to the actuator;
- a second speed reduction mechanism connected to the first speed reduction mechanism;
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- a steering mechanism connected to the second speed reduction mechanism, wherein
- a sub-assembly that includes the actuator and the first speed reduction mechanism is configured,
- the actuator includes a plurality of electric motors each of which includes a rotary shaft,
- the first speed reduction mechanism includes a plurality of drive members and a common driven member that follows the drive members, and
- the drive members are connected to the rotary shafts of the corresponding electric motors, and joined to the driven member in a power transmittable manner.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.