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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2006
Kenji Hayashi, Toyoake, JP;
Masatoshi Nakatsu, Toyota, JP;
Kenji Hayashi, Toyoake, JP;
Masatoshi Nakatsu, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
In a steering device (), a first motor () operates in accordance with a steering operation of a steering handle (), a first steering shaft () steers one of the pair of wheels (), and a first conversion unit converts a rotation of a first rotor () as a rotation element of the first motor () into an axial-direction movement of the first steering shaft (). A second motor () operates in accordance with the steering operation of the steering handle (), a second steering shaft () is separated from the first steering shaft () and steers the other of the pair of wheels (), and a second conversion unit converts a rotation of a second rotor () as a rotation element of the second motor () into an axial-direction movement of the second steering shaft (). A coupling unit () couples the first rotor () and the second rotor () together and cancels the coupling of the first rotor () and the second rotor ().