Patent ID: 7537081
Filing Date: 2009-05-26
Classification: B62D,G01L

Abstract:
1. A power steering apparatus equipped in a vehicle provided with a rack and pinion type steering mechanism converting a rotation of a pinion shaft in response to an operation of a steering member into a displacement in an axial direction of a rack shaft to execute steering, comprising: a torque detector; a steering actuator operating based on a torque detected by said torque detector and applying a steering assisting force to said rack shaft; and an intermediate gear supported by a support shaft that is substantially orthogonal to each of said pinion shaft and said rack shaft, an outer peripheral surface of said intermediate gear engaging with a pinion provided in said pinion shaft and rack teeth provided in said rack shaft, and transmitting the rotation of said pinion shaft to said rack shaft, wherein said pinion shaft is a rod-shaped shaft, and wherein said torque detector includes: