Abstract: A torque detecting apparatus for detecting rotational torque applied to a first and a second shafts which are coaxially connected to each other by a torsion bar by using a relative angular displacement between a cylindrical magnet fixedly fitted onto the first shaft and integrally rotating with the first shaft and yoke rings surrounding an outer circumference of the first rotating member and integrally rotating with the second shaft. A facing portion is provided between the first and second shafts, and faces each other in the axial direction by a space smaller than a space between a lower end face of the first rotating member and the upper end face of the second shaft. Positioning in the axial direction of the cylindrical magnet and the yoke rings is carried out referring position where the space of the facing surface becomes zero.

Abstract: A motor control unit controls a motor including a rotor and a stator facing the rotor. A current drive unit drives the motor at an axis current value of a rotating coordinate system that rotates in accordance with a control angle that is a rotational angle used in a control. An addition angle calculation unit calculates an addition angle to be added to the control angle. A control angle calculation unit obtains, at every predetermined calculation cycle, a present value of the control angle by adding the addition angle that is calculated by the addition angle calculation unit to an immediately preceding value of the control angle. A torque detection unit detects a torque that is other than a motor torque and that is applied to a drive target driven by the motor. A command torque setting unit sets a command torque to be applied to the drive target.

Abstract: A motor control unit controls a motor including a rotor and a stator facing the rotor. A current drive unit drives the motor at an axis current value of a rotating coordinate system that rotates in accordance with a control angle that is a rotational angle used in a control. A control angle calculation unit obtains, at every predetermined calculation cycle, a present value of the control angle by adding an addition angle to an immediately preceding value of the control angle. A torque detection unit detects a torque other than a motor torque and applied to a drive target driven by the motor. A command torque setting unit sets a command torque to be applied to the drive target. An addition angle calculation unit calculates the addition angle to be added to the control angle through a proportional-integral control based on a torque deviation of the torque detected by the torque detection unit from the command torque set by the command torque setting unit.

Abstract: A seal cover includes a cylindrical part which is fixed to an outer peripheral surface of an axle, a flange part which is opposed to an end surface in an axial direction of a housing, interposing a small clearance, and a deflector part which is opposed to an outer peripheral surface of the housing, interposing a small clearance. A passage through which muddy water or the like arrives at an annular clearance from an exterior of a vehicle can be formed of the small clearances, and the passage can be made long. Because an overlapping amount between the deflector part and the outer peripheral surface of the housing can be secured, the muddy water or the like which has been splashed by a wheel and flowing from an outer peripheral side of the housing to an inner peripheral side can be made difficult to intrude into a space.

Abstract: An oscillating gear device includes an axially fixed gear piece rotatable around a first axis and an axially oscillating gear piece that oscillates while being inclined with respect to the first axis. A plurality of pins held by one of the gear pieces engage with a plurality of tooth grooves of the other gear piece in engagement regions at a predetermined length in longitudinal directions of the pins. A formula rC0/rF0=ZC/ZF is satisfied, where rC0 is a distance between an arbitrary point on the central axis of the pin in a corresponding section corresponding to the engagement regions of the pin as viewed in the radial direction of the pin and the first axis, rF0 is a distance between the arbitrary point and the second axis, ZC is the number of pins of the one gear piece, and ZF is the number of tooth grooves of the other gear piece.

Abstract: A motor vehicle steering system includes a transmission ratio variable mechanism capable of changing a transmission ratio, and a steering-assist-force imparting mechanism. The transmission ratio variable mechanism is provided with an input member and an output member capable of rotation about a first axis, a first bearing ring for differentially rotatably coupling to each of the input and output member, a second bearing ring for rotatably supporting the first bearing ring via a rolling element, and an electric motor for rotation-driving the second bearing ring. A second axis that is a center line of the first bearing ring and the second bearing ring is inclined relative to the first axis.

Abstract: A tapered roller thrust bearing is disposed in each of both sides in an axial direction of a cylindrical roller bearing with aligning housing ring which is provided with an inner ring, an outer ring, cylindrical rollers and an aligning housing ring. The tapered roller thrust bearing is constituted by disposing tapered rollers between a first raceway surface which is an outer side face in the axial direction of the outer ring and a second raceway surface of a side raceway ring disposed in an outer side in the axial direction of the outer ring. An intersection of lines extended from generatrices of each of the tapered rollers which are in contact with the first raceway surface and the second raceway surface, and an intersection of lines extended from the first raceway surface and the second raceway surface are disposed on a curvature center of the aligning sliding surface.

Abstract: A current sensor of a motor controller detects the current applied to a motor drive circuit and thus a phase where a failure cannot be detected would occur without taking any measures. However, an abnormal current monitor section contained in a microcomputer receives a voltage signal of an average value of the currents detected in the current sensor by allowing a signal to pass through a first LPF having a cutoff frequency sufficiently lower than the frequency of a PWM signal. Therefore, whether or not the value is within a predetermined normal range is checked, whereby whether or not some failure containing a failure of the current sensor occurs can be easily determined about every phase.

Abstract: A cage includes a cage body in an annular shape which is formed with a plurality of pockets for receiving rolling elements, an oil containing member in an annular shape which is attached to an inner peripheral surface of the cage body and formed of material capable of impregnating lubricating oil, and an applying member for applying the lubricating oil in the oil containing member to an inner ring.

Abstract: A transmission ratio variable mechanism is provided with: an input member and an output member capable of rotation about a first axis; an inner race for differentially rotatably coupling to each member; an outer race for rotatably supporting the inner race via a rolling element; and a transmission ratio variable mechanism-use electric motor for rotation-driving the outer race. A second axis which is a center line of the inner race and the outer race is inclined to the first axis. A first concave-convex engaging section for engaging one side end surface of the inner race and a power transmission surface of the input member corresponding to the one end surface are arranged. There is provided a second concave-convex engaging section for engaging the other end surface of the inner race and a power transmission surface of the output member.

Abstract: In a state in which a first ball 103 is assembled in between a first inner peripheral raceway surface of an outer ring 105 and an outer peripheral raceway surface of a shaft 101, and a second ball 104 is placed in between a second inner peripheral raceway surface of the outer ring 105 and an outer peripheral surface of the shaft 101, a first distance “a” from a plane “q” generally perpendicular to a central axis “p” of the shaft 101 to the second ball 104 and a second distance “b” from the plane “q” to a stepped portion 107 of the shaft 101 are measured. Then, the size in the axial direction of the inner ring 102 is adjusted on the basis of a difference between the first distance “a” and the second distance “b”.

Abstract: Preparation supporting software for sequence programs in a safety PLC capable of rewriting sequence programs, wherein the preparation supporting software for sequence programs judges whether or not an output section corresponding to an object sequence program is of the configuration ensured to be safe, based on input device kind information, which stores first kind information indicative of safety ensured or second kind information indicative of safety not ensured in correspondence to each input device, and the object sequence program, and displays the result of the judgment distinguishably.

Abstract: A slide guiding device in a machine tool includes slide guiding surfaces provided on a bed, sliding surfaces provided on a column, which is guided on the bed for movement on the same, and movable on the slide guiding surfaces, oil grooves each with a first supply hole for supplying lubrication oil to contact surface areas between the sliding surfaces and the slide guiding surfaces, and oil pockets formed independently of the oil grooves for retaining the lubrication oil supplied to the contact surface areas between the sliding surfaces and the slide guiding surfaces.

Abstract: A rolling device employing a lubricating grease composition containing a thickener which is a mixture of (a) one or more diurea compounds made from one or more primary amines and a diisocyanate; (b) at least one fatty acid metal salt; (c) at least one amide compound selected from the group consisting of aliphatic amides and bisamides, where the proportions of (a), (b) and (c) satisfy the relationship: a/(b+c)=0.2?10 provided that (1) the proportion of ingredient (a) is 1-10, (2) the proportion of ingredient (b) is 0.5-2.5, and (3) the proportion of ingredient (c) is 0.5-2.5, and the amount of the thickener is 2 to 30% by weight, based on the lubricating grease composition; (d) a base oil which is a lube base oil having a pour point of ?36 to ?67.7° C. that includes a synthetic hydrocarbon oil as the main component; and (e) 1-7% by weight of an additive mixture containing an organomolybdenum complex, an organozinc compound of a dithiocarbamic acid, and an organozinc compound of dithiophosphoric acid.

Abstract: A calcium zinc phosphate-type coating is formed on at least one of those surfaces of an inner ring, an outer ring and rolling elements (balls) and further a cage (if the cage is used) (which form a touchdown bearing) contacting other members, and further a molybdenum disulfide coating is formed thereon. By doing so, the adhesion of the molybdenum disulfide coating is enhanced by microscopic pits and projections due to crystal grains on the surface of the calcium zinc phosphate-type coating, and also even when the molybdenum disulfide coating is worn out, the wearing-out of a substrate can be suppressed by the lubricating ability of the calcium zinc phosphate-type coating underlying it.

Abstract: An electric power steering apparatus comprises a driving gear driven by an electric motor for steering assist and a driven gear meshed with the driving gear. A steering shaft is rotated along with the driven gear. The steering shaft is rotatably supported by a first bearing and a second bearing. An urging member is arranged in a recess provided in a housing. The urging member urges at least one of the first bearing and the second bearing in a direction in which a center-to-center distance between the driving gear and the driven gear increases.

Abstract: When a failure of an electric current flow occurs in any one of phases, a microcomputer calculates a d-axis current command value that changes along a tangent curve with predetermined rotation angles as asymptotic lines. The microcomputer continuously outputs a motor control signal using two phases other than the phase with the failed electric current as electric current flowing phases by performing current feedback control in correspondence with the d-axis current command value. In such two-phase drive operation, the microcomputer calculates the d-axis current command value and a q-axis current command value in such a manner that the phase current values of the electric current flowing phases become constant at respective maximum values of flowable electric currents, which are set for the phases, in rotation angle restriction ranges in which the phase current values need to be restricted in correspondence with the maximum values, or electric current restriction ranges.

Abstract: A center take-off rack-and-pinion steering apparatus includes a cylindrical rack housing having an elongate hole extending in a longitudinal direction, a mounting bracket for mounting ends of a pair of tie rods on a rack shaft, and a slider interposed between the mounting bracket and the rack shaft and slidable in an inner periphery of the elongate hole. The inner periphery of the elongate hole and the slider include sliding contact sections that are brought into sliding contact with each other along with the slide of the slider slides. The sliding contact sections include at least a pair of curved sliding contact surfaces that are brought into sliding contact with each other in a curved shape when seen in an axial direction of the rack shaft.

Abstract: A wheel bearing device of the invention includes a flanged shaft member that includes a shaft portion to which a rolling bearing is assembled, a fitting shaft portion that is formed on one end side of the shaft portion and that is fitted to a center hole of a wheel, and a plurality of flange portions that extend radially outward on an outer peripheral surface located between the shaft portion and the fitting shaft portion and each of which has a bolt hole in which a hub bolt for fastening the wheel is arranged. Each flange portion is formed by side extrusion when a forged recess is formed at a center of an end surface of the fitting shaft portion by cold forging.

Abstract: A wheel bearing device of the invention includes a flanged shaft member that includes a shaft portion to which a rolling bearing is assembled, a fitting shaft portion that is formed on one end side of the shaft portion and that is fitted to a center hole of a wheel, and a plurality of flange portions that extend radially outward on an outer peripheral surface located between the shaft portion and the fitting shaft portion and each of which has a through bolt hole in which a hub bolt for fastening the wheel is arranged. Each flange portion of the wheel bearing device is formed by side extrusion when a forged recess is formed at a center of an end surface of the fitting shaft portion by cold forging. An edge portion of a cross-sectional shape taken perpendicularly to a longitudinal direction of each flange portion is formed in an R-chamfered shape.