Filtering pullies with a hub adapted to be fixed to a rotating shaft, a crown mounted coaxially and rotationally free on the hub, at least one elastic group arranged circumferentially with respect to the hub and the crown and interposed, each, between a pair of first elements integral with the hub and between a pair of second elements integral with the crown are disclosed. The pulley has a dust protection system configured to isolate the at least one elastic group with respect to the external environment and to provide an axial force generating a damping to the movement between the hub and the crown.

An electric power steering apparatus includes: a ball nut, which is coupled to a rack bar therein, slides the rack bar, and has a first coupling portion formed to protrude in radial directions from one side of an external circumferential surface such that a fastening member is coupled to the first coupling portion; a nut pulley having a second coupling portion, which is formed to protrude in radial directions from an internal circumferential surface having a hollow therein and which comes in contact with the first coupling portion and to which the fastening member is coupled, and having an external circumferential surface to which the belt is connected and rotates the ball nut; and a deformation preventing member coupled to an opposite end of a portion of the nut pulley in which the second coupling portion is formed.

An example shaft assembly includes a metal shaft and a plastic ring element interference-fitted to the metal shaft. The plastic ring element includes a footing proximate to an outer diameter of the metal shaft. The shaft assembly also includes a metal compression ring interference-fitted to the footing of the plastic ring element to apply a radial locking force between the footing and the metal shaft.

An example shaft assembly includes a metal shaft and a plastic ring element interference-fitted to the metal shaft. The plastic ring element includes a footing proximate to an outer diameter of the metal shaft. The shaft assembly also includes a metal compression ring interference-fitted to the footing of the plastic ring element to apply a radial locking force between the footing and the metal shaft.

A sheave (100) for a passenger conveyor system is provided. The sheave (100) comprises a sheave axis (150) about which the sheave (100) rotates; a cylindrical sleeve (105); and a bearing (120a, 120b) centred on and arranged to rotate about the sheave axis (150). The cylindrical sleeve (105) includes an outer surface (110) including a groove (155) arranged to receive a belt; and an inner surface (115) defining a cylindrical cavity (122) centred on the sheave axis (150). The bearing (120a, 120b) includes an outer race (125a), an inner race (130a) and one or more rolling elements (135a) therebetween, wherein the outer race (125a) comprises a protrusion (140) arranged to hold the bearing (120a, 120b) within the cylindrical cavity (122) due to engagement between the protrusion (140) and the inner surface of the cylindrical sleeve (115).

A sheave (100) for a passenger conveyor system is provided. The sheave (100) comprises a sheave axis (150) about which the sheave (100) rotates; a cylindrical sleeve (105); and a bearing (120a, 120b) centred on and arranged to rotate about the sheave axis (150). The cylindrical sleeve (105) includes an outer surface (110) including a groove (155) arranged to receive a belt; and an inner surface (115) defining a cylindrical cavity (122) centred on the sheave axis (150). The bearing (120a, 120b) includes an outer race (125a), an inner race (130a) and one or more rolling elements (135a) therebetween, wherein the outer race (125a) comprises a protrusion (140) arranged to hold the bearing (120a, 120b) within the cylindrical cavity (122) due to engagement between the protrusion (140) and the inner surface of the cylindrical sleeve (115).

A steering system includes: a rack shaft movable in the axial direction; a cylindrical nut member made of metal and threadedly engaged with a spiral screw groove formed in the outer peripheral surface of the rack shaft via a plurality of balls; a pulley made of a resin and externally fitted with the nut member so as not to be rotatable relative to the nut member; a belt wound around the pulley; an electric motor that rotates the pulley and the nut member via the belt; and a retention ring, a plate spring portion of which is disposed between the outer peripheral surface of the nut member and the inner peripheral surface of the pulley in an elastically deformed state. The retention ring presses a second planar portion formed on the inner peripheral surface of the pulley radially outward using a restoring force of the plate spring portion.

A steering system with a reduced number of parts is provided. A driven pulley has a radially outer portion, a radially inner portion, and a connection portion that connects the radially outer portion and the radially inner portion to each other. The radially inner portion is provided with a plurality of slits at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. A plurality of retention portions are provided at portions of the radially inner portion between the slits. Lug portions are provided on the inner surface of the distal ends of the retention portions. A groove is provided in the outer peripheral surface of a ball screw nut. The lug portions of the retention portions are fitted with the groove of the ball screw nut.

A bicycle sprocket assembly comprises a sprocket support member. The sprocket support member comprises a central cylindrical portion and a plurality of sprocket support portions. The plurality of sprocket support portions extends radially outwardly from the central cylindrical portion with respect to a rotational center axis of the bicycle sprocket assembly. At least one sprocket support portion of the plurality of sprocket support portions comprises at least one radially extending surface, at least one axially extending surface, and an interior cavity. The at least one radially extending surface extends radially relative to the rotational center axis to support at least one of the at least one sprocket. The at least one axially extending surface extends in an axial direction parallel to the rotational center axis.

A high torque sprocket includes a body defining an outer periphery and a hub section defining an inner surface for engaging a bushing. A continuous toothed structure is disposed on the outer periphery of the body, and a textile reinforcement embedded in the body adjacent the inner surface of the hub section. The body is formed of a castable polymer material. In some cases, one or two optional flanges are disposed on side(s) of the body immediately adjacent the continuous toothed structure, in some aspects, a textile reinforcement may be embedded in a surface of the flange(s) immediately adjacent the continuous toothed structure. In some aspects, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) is incorporated into the castable polymer material mixture in an amount suitable to provide increased durability to the sprocket.