Patent ID: 7189176
Filing Date: 2007-03-13
Classification: B62D,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A motor-driven steering apparatus applying an assist torque by an electronic motor to a steering torque from a steering wheel comprising: a steering member reciprocating in a longitudinal direction in correspondence to a rotation of a steering wheel; a ball nut inserted to a ball thread shaft formed in the steering member via a plurality of balls; a rotary pulley provided in a rotary shaft of the electric motor; a driven pulley coupled to the rotary pulley via a belt and integrally rotating with the ball nut; and the drive pulley being rotatably supported in both sides in an axial direction by a rolling bearing. wherein the drive pulley comprises a pulley main body provided with a plurality of tooth portions with a predetermined interval in a peripheral direction, and a pair of regulating members attached to both end sides in an axial direction of the pulley main body and regulating a movement in a width direction of a belt wound around the pulley main body, and each of the regulating members is pinched between an inner ring of the rolling bearing and an end portion of the pulley main body, and each of the regulating members of the drive pulley is provided with an inclined surface guiding the belt wound around the pulley main body in a width direction thereof at a time of being in contact with a side edge of the belt, and a convex portion, protruding in an axial direction of the rotary shaft and brought into contact with the inner ring of the rolling bearing, is formed such that one side half portion facing to the pulley main body and the other side half portion facing to the rolling bearing have a same shape, and a receiving portion receiving a convex portion protruding to the pulley main body side of each of the regulating members is formed in both end portions in an axial direction of the pulley main body.