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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2002
Applicant:
Hiroshi Suzuki, Aichi-Pref., JP;
Inventor:
Hiroshi Suzuki, Aichi-Pref., JP;
Assignee:
Toyoda Machine Works, Ltd., Kariya, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D005/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrically-powered steering apparatus capable of detecting abnormality in a first angle detector and a second angle detector includes a steering shaftand a pinion shaftconnected to each other through a torsion bar. If a differential (|θ|) between the steering detection angle θand the steering detection angle θis equal to or over a predetermined value θfor a predetermined time, it is detected that abnormality occurs in the angle sensoror the angle sensor