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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2006
Applicants:
Junji Tsutsumi, Yokohama, JP;
Toshiaki Kasahara, Yokohama, JP;
Yuusuke Katou, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle steering device and method for controlling steering of a steer-by-wire vehicle. A steering instrument receives input from a driver and a turning device turns the wheel(s). A selectively engageable backup clutch is positioned between the steering instrument and the turning device. Whether or not the backup clutch is engaged is based a steering state signal from the steering instrument and a turning state signal from the turning device.