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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2011
Applicants:
Yuji Ebihara, Toyota, JP;
Hiroki Kambe, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Yuji Ebihara, Toyota, JP;
Hiroki Kambe, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/04 (2006.01); B62D 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/0472 (2013.01); B62D 5/0481 (2013.01); B62D 6/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a steering apparatus that includes a steering member that is provided in a vehicle and that is capable of being turned so as to steer the vehicle; and a determination device configured to determine that a kickback state is present if an operation point determined according to the steering angle of the steering member and the steering torque that acts on the steering member is outside a criterion region that is determined beforehand. The steering apparatus and the kickback determination device are able to properly cope with the kickback.