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(11) EP 1 752 671 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
published in accordance with Art. 158(3) EPC

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
20.06.2007 Bulletin 2007/25

(43) Date of publication:
14.02.2007 Bulletin 2007/07

(21) Application number: 05743810.3

(22) Date of filing: 25.05.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F16D 3/64(2006.01)
 B62D 5/04(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2005/009572
(87) International publication number:
WO 2005/116473 (08.12.2005 Gazette 2005/49)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 28.05.2004 JP 2004158938

(71) Applicants:
  • OILES CORPORATION
    Tokyo 105-8584 (JP)
  • JTEKT Corporation
    Osaka-shi Osaka 542-8502 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • KUBOTA, Shuichi c/o OILES CORPORATION Fujisawa Plant
    Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa 2520811 (JP)
  • HORIGUCHI,Takashi c/o OILES CORPORATION Fujisawa Plant
    Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa 2520811 (JP)
  • SAITO, Katsunori c/o OILES CORPORATION Fujisawa Plant
    Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa 2520811 (JP)
  • SHIMURA, Masao c/o OILES CORPORATION
    Osaka-shi, Osaka 5500012 (JP)
  • IWASA, Souichi c/o JTEKT Corporation
    Osaka shi, Osaka 542-8502 (JP)

(74) Representative: Senior, Alan Murray 
J.A. KEMP & CO., 14 South Square Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5LX
London WC1R 5LX (GB)

   


(54) SHAFT CONNECTION MECHANISM FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE


(57) A shaft coupling mechanism 1 for an electric power steering apparatus includes a coupling base body 3 coupled to a rotating shaft 2; a coupling base body 5 coupled to a steering shaft 4 serving as a rotating shaft; and a pair of rotation transmitting members 6 and 7 which are disposed between the rotating shaft 2 and the steering shaft 4 by means of both coupling base bodies 3 and 5 and transmit the rotation of the rotating shaft 2 to the steering shaft 4.