Electric power steering apparatus for vehicle

Details Electric power steering apparatus for vehicle Electric power steering apparatus for vehicle

1988-09-16

1990-05-22

Hill, Mitchell J.

Motor vehicles

Compensating devices

180141, 180142, 280707, 36442405, B62D 504

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049269607

ABSTRACT:
An electric power steering apparatus for a vehicle comprises a steering shaft, an electric motor operable to generate an auxiliary steering force having a magnitude corresponding to a value of electric current supplied thereto, a steering toque sensor for detecting a steering torque applied to the steering shaft, a vehicle weight sensor for detecting a vehicle weight, and a control device. The control device is constituted to increase and decrease the value of electric current to be supplied to the electric motor in accordance with not only the increase and decrease of the value detected by the steering torque sensor but also the increase and decrease of the value detected by the vehicle weight sensor.

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patent: 4637483 (1987-01-01), Eto et al.
patent: 4762194 (1988-08-01), Morishita et al.

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