Steering device and vehicle including the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9919730
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14908786

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A steering device includes tie rods connected to right and left wheels, and rack bars connected to the respective tie rods. The steering device is capable of simultaneously steering the right and left wheels to the right or left of the vehicle, by moving the rack bars to the right or left. A rack bar moving arrangement is provided which is capable of moving the rack bars in opposite directions by the same distance, and rack teeth are arranged along the opposite directions. The rack bar moving arrangement includes a synchronizing gear in mesh with the rack bars, and is configured to convert the movement of one of the rack bars in one of the opposite directions to the movement of the other of the rack bars in the other opposite direction, thereby steering the wheels in opposite directions.

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  • NTN CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Igi, Taisuke Shizuoka, JP 8 41
Ishikawa, Tomomi Shizuoka, JP 69 634
Ohba, Hirokazu Shizuoka, JP 7 42
Yamaguchi, Yuya Shizuoka, JP 31 55

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