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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:
Mar. 13, 2007
Filed:
May. 16, 2003
Masanori Takagi, Wako, JP;
Takashi Kuribayashi, Wako, JP;
Atsuhiko Yoneda, Wako, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
An electric power steering apparatus is provided, which has a first device for detection of steering torque, a motor, a motor drive unit, a second device for determining a target current based upon at least a signal of steering torque, a third device for detection of a motor current, and a control unit for generating a signal for motor drive based upon at least a deviation between the target current and motor current and transmitting the signal for motor drive to the motor drive unit. The apparatus has a feature that the control unit includes a fourth device for weakening a magnetic field within the motor according to the deviation or a value computed based upon the deviation.
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