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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2020
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Jtekt Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Toshimasa Aoki, Okazaki, JP;
Shuji Fujita, Miyoshi, JP;
Koki Sato, Toyota, JP;
Hiroki Fukui, Nisshin, JP;
Tsuyoshi Ikeda, Chiryu, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
JTEKT Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A steering system installed on a vehicle, including: a steering mechanism including a steering member and configured to enable a wheel to be steered in accordance with a movement of the steering member; an operation assist device configured to apply a torque to a steering shaft for assisting an operation of a steering operation member; a steering assist device configured to assist the movement of the steering member utilizing a working fluid; and a controller configured to control a torque applied to the steering shaft by the operation assist device and control a supply flow rate of the working fluid, wherein the steering assist device assists the movement of the steering member with an assist force that depends on the supply flow rate, and the controller increases the supply flow rate when an operation speed of the steering operation member becomes equal to or higher than a set threshold speed.
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