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US 9,789,899 B2Granted
Drive device and electric power steering apparatus
AssigneeDenso Corporation
InventorMasashi Yamasaki
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Abstract
A drive device of an electric power steering apparatus includes a motor housing fixed to a gear housing, a stator, which is received in an inside of the motor housing, a rotor, which is rotatably placed on an inner side of the stator, and a shaft, which is rotated integrally with the rotor. The motor housing includes an engaging portion. The engaging portion has a thread, which is coaxial with a rotational axis of the shaft and is threadably engaged with the gear housing.
Claims7
A drive device comprising:
- a motor housing that is to be fixed to an installation subject;
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- a motor unit that includes a stator, which is received in an inside of the motor housing, a rotor, which is rotatably placed on an inner side of the stator, and a shaft, which is rotated integrally with the rotor, wherein:
- the motor housing includes an engaging portion that has a screw thread, which is coaxial with a rotational axis of the shaft, and thereby the engaging portion is threadably engageable with the installation subject.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.