IP Library Granted Patent US 9,751,555
Granted Patent B2
US 9,751,555 · App. 14/896,934 · Granted Sep 5, 2017

Steering system for vehicle

Inventor: Yoshihide Sekiya (Chiryu, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B62D5/003B62D5/046B62D5/0409
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Patent No.
US 9,751,555
App. No.
14/896,934
Granted
Sep 5, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A steering system includes a steering unit including a first actuator; a turning unit including a second actuator; and a backup mechanism configured to mechanically couple the steering unit and the turning unit, wherein a maximum torque that the first actuator is able to transmit to the second actuator via the backup mechanism is larger than or equal to a maximum torque that the second actuator is able to transmit to the first actuator via the backup mechanism.

Claims (11)

1. A steering system comprising:

a steering unit including a first actuator;

a turning unit including a second actuator; and

a backup mechanism configured to mechanically couple the steering unit and the turning unit, wherein

a maximum torque that the first actuator is able to transmit to the second actuator via the backup mechanism is larger than or equal to a maximum torque that the second actuator is able to transmit to the first actuator via the backup mechanism.

2. The steering system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a control unit configured to set a generatable maximum torque of the second actuator on a basis of a vehicle state.

3. The steering system according to claim 2 , wherein

the control unit is configured to set, when a vehicle speed is higher that a first predetermined value, the generatable maximum torque of the second actuator such that the maximum torque that the second actuator is able to transmit via the backup mechanism becomes smaller than or equal to the maximum torque that the first actuator is able to transmit via the backup mechanism.

4. The steering system according to claim 2 , wherein

the control unit is configured to set, when a steering angle is smaller than a second predetermined value, the generatable maximum torque of the second actuator such that the maximum torque that the second actuator is able to transmit via the backup mechanism becomes smaller than or equal to the maximum torque that the first actuator is able to transmit via the backup mechanism.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2015
From: SEKIYA, YOSHIHIDE
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-128392 · Jun 19, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160159388A1 · Jun 9, 2016