Patent ID: 7900743

Claim:
An electric power steering system for a vehicle comprising: a steering wheel configured to be turnably operated by an operator; a steering shaft having a lower end and being connected to the steering wheel; a steering column for incorporating rotatably therein the steering shaft, the steering column extending downward to the front of the vehicle; an electric power assist device for assisting a steering torque of the steering wheel and having a top end and a lower end; and a steering gear device for changing the steering torque to a lateral force to steer front wheels of the vehicle and having a top; wherein a first input shaft provided at the top end of the electric power assist device is connected to the lower end of the steering shaft via first and second universal joints; an output shaft provided at the lower end of the electric power assist device is connected to a second input shaft provided at the top of the steering gear device via a third universal joint; and the first and second universal joints are disposed between the steering shaft and the electric power assist device, the first and second universal joints abutting each other, and being directly-connected to each other.