Patent ID: 8689926
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: B62D,H02K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle steering apparatus, comprising: an electric motor composed of a brushless motor including a rotor and a stator; a rotational position detecting sensor that detects a rotational position of the rotor; a steering state detecting sensor for detecting a steering state; a control device controls driving of the electric motor based on respective detection signals from the rotational position detection sensor and the steering state detecting sensor; an accommodation chamber that accommodates the control device, the accommodation chamber being defined by a first housing that is at least a part of a motor housing in the electric motor and a second housing that contacts the first housing; the second housing being a part of a sensor housing that houses a steering state detecting sensor for detecting a steering state; a signal wire from the steering state detecting sensor connecting to the control device disposed within the accommodation chamber inside the sensor housing; and a holding unit holding the steering state detecting sensor, including a main body arranged within the accommodation chamber, and a holding section extending from the main body to a detection position via a holding hole that passes through the second interior wall surface, wherein the steering state detecting sensor and the signal wire from the steering state detecting sensor are held in the holding section.