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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2012
Applicant:
Jtekt Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Masayasu Higashi, Kashihara, JP;
Takeshi Watanabe, Kashihara, JP;
Assignee:
JTEKT Corporation, Osaka-Shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A steering system includes: an operation mechanism that includes an operation member used to perform a steering operation; and a steered mechanism that is not mechanically coupled to the operation mechanism, and that steers a wheel based on the steering operation of the operation member. The operation mechanism includes a steering angle sensor that detects a steering angle of the operation member, and steering direction detection unit that detects only a steering direction of the operation member.