Patent ID: 11952049
Assignee: nan
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 8:
9. The steering system of claim 8, wherein the augmented chain and sprocket assembly housing has an oval-like shape of a stadium with two rounded ends, a first rounded end of the two rounded ends being larger than a second rounded end of the two rounded ends;
wherein the combination of the large sprocket, the small sprocket, the input shaft and the output shaft acts as a single unit and is rotationally affixed to the inside of the augmented chain and sprocket assembly housing, the large sprocket and input shaft unit is located at the first rounded end of the augmented chain and sprocket assembly housing while the small sprocket and output shaft unit is located at the second rounded end of the augmented chain and sprocket assembly housing such that the teeth on the large sprocket do not contact those on the small sprocket, the chain is positioned around the large sprocket and the small sprockets such that the links on the chain are able to contact the teeth on the large sprocket and the small sprocket, the contact between the links on the chain and the teeth on the large sprocket and the small sprocket depicts a rotational interaction between the chain and large sprocket and small sprocket, the rotational interaction is caused by the rotational torque from the steering input and thereby enables steering input to be transmitted internally from the large sprocket and input shaft unit to the small sprocket and output shaft unit;
wherein the electric motor is attached to the inside of the augmented chain and sprocket assembly housing in a manner such that the rotor of the electric motor is oriented adjacent to and perpendicular to an orientation of the output shaft of the augmented chain and sprocket assembly, the adjacent perpendicular orientation enables the teeth on the cup-shaped gear to mesh with the serrations on the output shaft, the meshing between the teeth and serrations defines a rotational interaction between the electric motor and output shaft, the electric motor generates a torque force such that the rotational interaction between the electric motor and output shaft enables the torque force to be exerted on the output shaft, the torque force multiplies the rotational torque from the steering input thereby facilitating the rotation of the output shaft.