• Patent Title: Torque measuring unit for electric power steering device and method of assembling the same
  • Application No.: US15027042
    Application Date: 2014-11-13
  • Publication No.: US09638595B2
    Publication Date: 2017-05-02
  • Inventor: Taishi Shigeta
  • Applicant: NSK LTD.
  • Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
  • Assignee: NSK LTD.
  • Current Assignee: NSK LTD.
  • Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
  • Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
  • Priority: JP2013-240505 20131121
  • International Application: PCT/JP2014/080124 WO 20141113
  • International Announcement: WO2015/076184 WO 20150528
  • Main IPC: G01L3/02
  • IPC: G01L3/02 G01L5/22 B62D6/10 B62D5/04 G01L3/10 G01L5/00
Torque measuring unit for electric power steering device and method of assembling the same
Abstract:
An eccentric guide surface portion (48), which has a shape of a partially cylindrical surface, is formed at a front end portion of a second cylindrical surface portion (32a), into which a torque detecting coil unit (31a) is fitted and fixed, of an inner peripheral surface of a housing body (16a) that is joined and fixed to a front end portion of a steering column. The center of curvature of the eccentric guide surface portion (48) is offset to a side opposite to a connection hole (39a), which is formed at the housing body (16a), in a radial direction so that a connection terminal (36a) of the torque detecting coil unit (31a) is connected to a circuit board (40a). Accordingly, a torque measuring unit for an electric power steering device, of which the size and weight are reduced while good assembly workability is ensured, is obtained.
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