Patent ID: 11964708
Assignee: STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A pulley assembly for a steering assembly comprising:
a motor disposed within a motor housing and having a motor shaft extending therefrom;
a motor face plate having a motor pilot component extending therefrom in the same direction as the motor shaft extends away from the motor, the motor shaft extending through a hole in the motor face plate;
an idler pulley post protruding from the motor housing and through the motor face plate in the substantially same axial direction of the motor shaft, the idler pulley post being radially offset from the motor shaft, wherein the idler pulley post is integrally formed with the motor housing, wherein the idler pulley post has an idler pulley disposed on an end thereof, the idler pulley having a diameter larger than the idler pulley post; and
a housing flange having a pilot bore to accommodate at least a portion of the motor pilot and the idler pulley post.