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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2006
Masaharu Yamashita, Toyota, JP;
Masaki Fujimoto, Toyota, JP;
Takatoshi Saito, Toyota, JP;
Shigeki Tashiro, Toyota, JP;
Masaharu Yamashita, Toyota, JP;
Masaki Fujimoto, Toyota, JP;
Takatoshi Saito, Toyota, JP;
Shigeki Tashiro, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
A power steering system, which is disposed in the forward part of a vehicle, allows an electric motor to boost the steering torque applied by a driver, and transmits the steering torque to wheels via a steering transmission mechanism. The power steering system includes an impact detection device that detects the impact of an object on a rack housing that houses a rack bar constituting the steering transmission mechanism to detect the impact on the power steering system more accurately.