| US 7,565,945 B2 | ||
| Rough-terrain traveling vehicle provided with electrically-driven power steering apparatus | ||
| Megumu Okada, Saitama (Japan); Keita Yagi, Saitama (Japan); and Kihoko Kaita, Saitama (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 17, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/377,447. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2005-080124 (JP), filed on Mar. 18, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0207825 A1, Sep. 21, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B62D 5/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 180—444 [180/443; 280/779; 280/780] | 16 Claims |
| 1. A rough terrain vehicle comprising:
an actuator unit which constitutes an electrically-driven power steering apparatus provided coaxially with a steering shaft,
and
an electrically-driven motor provided in the actuator unit arranged so as to be orthogonal to the steering shaft and extend
in a rearward direction,
an end portion of the electrically-driven motor being supported by a motor supporting member mounted to a vehicle body frame,
wherein the motor supporting member is configured by tightening a lower motor supporting member for supporting a lower portion
of the end portion of the electrically-driven motor, and an upper motor supporting member for supporting an upper portion
of then end portion of the electrically-driven motor.
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