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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2020
Applicant:
Nsk Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshifumi Kurokawa, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Simon Read, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Steven Marmillo, North Bennington, VT (US);
Assignee:
NSK LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/181 (2006.01); B62D 1/183 (2006.01); B62D 1/189 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); H02P 6/08 (2016.01); B62D 1/04 (2006.01); B60Q 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/181 (2013.01); B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); B62D 1/04 (2013.01); B62D 1/183 (2013.01); B62D 1/189 (2013.01); H02P 6/08 (2013.01); B60Q 5/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
The position adjustment mechanism is configured to perform a storage operation of storing the steering wheel in a storage position to secure a space in a driver seat for a driver and an adjustment operation of adjusting the steering wheel to a position suitable for driving within an adjustment operation range. The motor control unit is configured to drive the electric motor such that a speed of the steering wheel during the storage operation is higher than a speed of the steering wheel during the adjustment operation.