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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2008
Katsumi Murakami, Hiroshima, JP;
Takuji Oka, Hatsukaichi, JP;
Takayuki Furukawa, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Katsumi Murakami, Hiroshima, JP;
Takuji Oka, Hatsukaichi, JP;
Takayuki Furukawa, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A drive of a steering-lock actuator is controlled such that a lock member takes a steering lock state from a steering unlock state if there occurs a change in the state of a vehicle door detected by a door-state detecting device and a stop state of the vehicle is detected by a vehicle-stop-state detecting device when an ignition switch is in an OFF state (step S). A power supply to the vehicle-stop-state detecting device is made stop if the ignition switch is turned to the OFF state from an ON state (step S), and the power supply to the vehicle-stop-state detecting device resumes if there occurs the change in the state of the vehicle door detected by the door-state detecting device when the ignition switch is in the OFF state (step S).