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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ratko Menjak, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Jens Haupt, Oberursel, DE;
Jim M. Card, Light Houe Point, FL (US);
Steven M Thomas, Saginaw, MI (US);
Assignee:
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/06 ;
Abstract
A steering shaft supported by bearings has an end suitable for attaching a hand wheel thereto. A position sensor detects the angular displacement of the steering shaft from a central position and produces a signal indicative of such angular displacement. An electric motor and a transmission apply torque to the steering shaft to provide force-feedback to a user. A variable stopper is configured to stop rotation of the steering shaft at an arbitrary location.