Driving apparatus
US-9180906-B2 · Nov 10, 2015 · US
Rear wheel steering apparatus for vehicle
US8985266B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8985266-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414289855-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 29, 2014 |
| Priority date | May 29, 2013 |
| Publication date | Mar 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2015 |
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A rear wheel steering apparatus for a vehicle includes a housing including a cylinder portion and a casing, a linear motion mechanism including a nut member and a rod, the casing including at least one opening portion that opens in parallel to the rod and a communication hole provided separately from the opening portion, the casing positioned surrounding the rod extending from the cylinder portion and being fixed to the cylinder portion, a cover member joined to the casing to seal the opening portion of the casing, a controller housed in the casing, a power line and a signal line electrically connected to the controller in the casing, and a thermal shrinkage tube surrounding the power line and the signal line to retain thereof. The power line and the signal line are liquid-tightly supported in the communication hole of the casing via the thermal shrinkage tube.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A rear wheel steering apparatus for a vehicle configured to be provided at a suspension mechanism supporting a rear wheel of the vehicle and for steering the rear wheel, the rear wheel steering apparatus comprising: a housing configured to be connected to the suspension mechanism via a first connection member and a second connection member, the housing including a cylinder portion and a casing; an electric motor housed in the cylinder portion; a sp…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8985266B2 cover?
- A rear wheel steering apparatus for a vehicle includes a housing including a cylinder portion and a casing, a linear motion mechanism including a nut member and a rod, the casing including at least one opening portion that opens in parallel to the rod and a communication hole provided separately from the opening portion, the casing positioned surrounding the rod extending from the cylinder port…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Aisin Seiki
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B62D5/0406. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).