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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kotonori Fujiwara, Shizuoka, JP;
Naoki Hikosaka, Aichi, JP;
Katsuhiro Suda, Kanagawa, JP;
Takao Nojiri, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/04 ;
Abstract
A steering control apparatus for motor vehicles includes an output shaft for steering a steered wheel, a slider arranged on the outer periphery of an end of the output shaft to be slidable axially linearly, a converting mechanism arranged between the output shaft and the slider for converting linear motion of the slider into rotary motion which is transmitted to the output shaft, a drive mechanism for urging the slider to stroke axially, and an ECU for controlling the drive mechanism.