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https://drivepatents.com/patents/1013712 · 20 Apr 2011
A steering apparatus (1) comprising a stationary bracket (37) fixed to a vehicle body (39) including a pair of first side plates (44, 45); a receiving portion (80) provided on the steering column (26) for receiving one end of a conductive member (51); a pa...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1016399 · 19 Jan 2011
A liquid metal rotary connector (16) for a vehicle steering mechanism (10) utilizes a conductive alloy comprising Gallium, Indium, Tin and Zinc to electrically couple stationary and rotary terminals (26a, 26b; 28a, 28b) of the connector (16). The alloy is ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1068143 · 19 Apr 2006
The invention provides an apparatus (10) including a housing (12) and a spool (14) disposed in the housing (12) for rotation. The apparatus (10) also includes a wire (16) disposed in the housing (12) and having a first end (18) fixedly engaged with the hou...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1069012 · 22 Mar 2006
A rotary connector includes a case, a cover, a rotor having a top panel part and a first cylindrical part, a rotor snap having locking parts locked with an outer surface of the cover and a second cylindrical part snap-fitted to the first cylindrical part, ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1083012 · 20 Oct 2004
a rotary connector including a first part, a second part rotationally coupled to the first part to form an interior of the rotary connector, and an electrical cable housed within the interior of the rotary connector. An over current protection device is ho...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1085788 · 7 Jul 2004
The device has a connector connected to a fixed part of the vehicle's steering column and to the steering wheel. The connector is a rotating body with at least one pair of associated metal parts (11,12), of which one is rotatable about a common axis and be...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1086176 · 23 Jun 2004
Steer-by-wire steering device (100) has extra functions incorporated in the steering wheel, e.g. an airbag or operating elements for a radio. Power and data connections for such functions are incorporated in connections to a feedback electric motor (130) t...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1086591 · 9 Jun 2004
The rotating electrical contact has a rotor with a first flexible connector (16A) connection. A second flexible connector (16B) covers part of the length of the first connector following its path around the rotor.
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1088064 · 14 Apr 2004
The contactless coupling has two vehicle parts with a first coupler (3 to 7) and second coupling (9 to 12). Electrical energy can be fed to the second part. There is a converter with an H bridge having capacitors and control switches. The bridge diagonal h...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1088986 · 17 Mar 2004
A steering angle sensor unit includes a rotary connector (200) for electrically connecting an electric device mounted on a steering wheel and an electric device mounted on a vehicle body, and a steering angle sensor (210) for detecting information about th...