Patent ID: 7568549
Filing Date: 2009-08-04
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A vehicle steering device that pivots at least one steering controlled vehicle wheel in response to a steering command, the vehicle steering device comprising: an operating unit receiving the steering command; a turning unit pivoting the at least one steering controlled vehicle wheel; one of the operating unit and the turning unit including a first cylindrical member that rotates about a first axis of rotation and that has a first groove formed on a first outer peripheral surface; the other the operating unit and the turning unit including a second cylindrical member that rotates about a second axis of rotation and that has a second groove formed on a second outer peripheral surface; a cable extending between first and second ends, the first end being coupled to the first cylindrical member and the second end being coupled to the second cylindrical member, the cable including: a first restricting member rotating with the first cylinder and maintaining contiguous engagement between the first portion of the cable and the first groove, the first restricting member being spaced along the first portion from the first end.