US 12,377,906 B2
Damper for electric power steering
Bongsung Ko, Yongin-si (KR)
Assigned to HL MANDO CORPORATION, Pyeongtaek-si (KR)
Filed by HL MANDO CORPORATION, Pyeongtaek-si (KR)
Filed on Jan. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/102,282.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0012846 (KR), filed on Jan. 28, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0242175 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 5/04 (2006.01); F16F 1/36 (2006.01); F16F 1/373 (2006.01); F16H 57/00 (2012.01)
CPC B62D 5/0403 (2013.01) [B62D 5/0454 (2013.01); F16F 1/3615 (2013.01); F16F 1/3732 (2013.01); F16F 2228/066 (2013.01); F16F 2232/08 (2013.01); F16F 2236/04 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A damper for electric power steering, the damper comprising:
a rubber unit made of a rubber material; and
a damper frame disposed on each of opposite sides of the rubber unit,
wherein the rubber unit comprises a concave part which is concavely formed by forming a groove on an outer circumference thereof, and a convex part which is a convex remaining part,
wherein the damper is disposed on each of opposite ends of a worm shaft,
wherein a direction in which the opposite ends of the worm shaft are extending is defined as an axial direction, and
wherein a width of the concave part in the axial direction is smaller than a width of the convex part in the axial direction.