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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2002
Hiroyuki Fujimori, Kariya, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A steering apparatus has a manipulator, a steered wheel being steered in a steered range, which is between two predetermined end positions. A first detector detects operation of the manipulator and outputs a signal representing the detection result. A second detector detects at least one of two states of the steered wheel and outputs a signal representing the detection result. In one of the states, the steered wheel is at either of the end positions. In the other state, the steered wheel is deviated from either of the end positions. A controller controls a driving device. The controller causes the driving device to steer the steered wheel in accordance with the signal from the first detector. When the steered wheel reaches either one of the end positions, the controller causes the driving device to stop steering motion of the steered wheel based on the signal from the second detector and to hold the steered wheel at the end position.
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