Patent 7360457 was granted and assigned to NSK Ltd. on April, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The present invention relates to an electric power steering device provided with a torque sensor for detecting a torque using coil windings arranged in the inside of an electromagnetic yoke. The electric power steering device comprises coil bobbins which are housed in the inside of the electromagnetic yoke; a terminal block which projects a portion of the coil bobbins outwardly; and connection pins which are formed on the terminal block in a projecting manner. Further, the connection pins comprise connection members for connecting the connection pins to a sensor circuit substrate and the connection pins are arranged not to be covered and concealed with the sensor circuit substrate.