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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2017
Applicant:
Isuzu Motors Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Terubiko Suzuki, Ayase, JP;
Assignee:
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/04 (2006.01); B62D 5/02 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); B62D 6/00 (2006.01); B62D 5/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/0463 (2013.01); B62D 5/0409 (2013.01); B62D 15/021 (2013.01); B62D 5/07 (2013.01); B62D 6/00 (2013.01); B62D 6/008 (2013.01); B62D 15/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A steering assistance device includes: a steering angle sensor for detecting a steering angle of a vehicle; a motor for performing steering assistance of the vehicle by applying torque to a steering shaft; and a control unit for increasing increases the amount of steering assistance by the motor in case where the detected steering angle is included in an angular range corresponding to a steering play segment in which steering will not alter the direction of wheels of the vehicle as compared with a case where the detected steering angle is not included in an angular range.