Motor vehicles – Steering gear – With electric power assist
Patent
1997-12-29
2000-03-28
Hurley, Kevin
Motor vehicles
Steering gear
With electric power assist
B62D 504
Patent
active
060418877
ABSTRACT:
An object of this invention is to provide an electric power steering apparatus with good steering feeling. This electric power steering apparatus has a steering system for turning tires in accordance with manipulation of steering wheel, a power assist motor for assisting this turning of the tires by the steering system, a non-stage transmission with variable transmission ratios, interposed between the power assist motor and the steering system, and an ECU for controlling the transmission ratios of the non-stage transmission and for controlling the output of motor in accordance with the turning of the tires by the steering system.
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Kawamuro Junji
Kojo Takahiro
Hurley Kevin
Toyota Jidosha & Kabushiki Kaisha
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