Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Torque measuring unit for electric power steering device and method of assembling the same
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Application No.: US15027042Application Date: 2014-11-13
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Publication No.: US09638595B2Publication 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

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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160238476A1 TORQUE MEASURING UNIT FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2016-08-18
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