Steering apparatus for automobile
US6523637B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D5/0484
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A steering apparatus for automobiles having steering operating means which is not mechanically connected to a steering mechanism, a pair of steering motors provided to different positions in the steering mechanism, and a steering control unit for distributing a necessary steering force which is obtained on the basis of a deviation between an operating position of the steering operating means and an actual operating position of the steering mechanism in a prescribed ratio so as to determine target values of the outputs of the steering motors.
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