Patent ID: 7641022

Claim:
A motor-driven power steering unit support structure for a vehicle, the vehicle including a steering shaft rotatably supported on a vehicle body frame, a steering handle attached to an upper end of said steering shaft, a motor-driven power steering unit attached to a lower end of said steering shaft, and at least two front wheels, said motor-driven power steering unit being supported by said vehicle body frame, said motor-driven power steering unit support structure comprising: support portions directly supporting said motor-driven power steering unit to said vehicle body frame on front and rear sides of the motor-driven power steering unit, with said steering shaft therebetween, a length dimension of said support portions extending in the vehicle width direction, wherein said support portions include a first pair of support members and a second pair of support members, said first pair of support members supporting a front portion of said motor-driven power steering unit to said vehicle body frame on left and right sides of said motor-driven power steering unit respectively, said second pair of support members supporting a rear portion of said motor-driven power steering unit to said vehicle body frame on left and right sides of said motor-driven power steering unit respectively.