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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2017
Applicant:
Nio Usa, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Sai Maharaja Swamidason, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
NIO USA, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/185 (2006.01); B62D 5/00 (2006.01); B62D 1/181 (2006.01); B62D 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/185 (2013.01); B62D 1/18 (2013.01); B62D 1/181 (2013.01); B62D 5/005 (2013.01); B62D 5/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A steering apparatus for a vehicle that utilizes steer-by-wire controls and may selectively be operated in an autonomous mode comprises a retractable telescopic steering column adapted to extend by as much as three hundred millimeters (300 mm) from its fully retracted position. The steering column is also in force communication with a feedback motor, which provides feedback to the driver of the vehicle via a steering wheel attached to the steering column to emulate the forces that would be transmitted to the steering wheel if the steering wheel were mechanically linked to the steerable wheels of the vehicle.