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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Inventor:
Won Jin Oh, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/04 (2006.01); B62D 5/00 (2006.01); B62D 6/02 (2006.01); B62D 6/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/0415 (2013.01); B62D 5/008 (2013.01); B62D 5/0484 (2013.01); B62D 6/02 (2013.01); B62D 6/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
An adaptive front steering system is capable of ensuring steering convenience and driving safety by changing a steering gear ratio in accordance with a driving situation of a vehicle. The adaptive front steering system is implemented as a new type of active front steering (AFS) system in which a hollow motor is applied to a steering column shaft, and a steering gear ratio is changed in accordance with a rotation direction and a rotation amount of a shaft of the hollow motor which is rotated together with an upper shaft.