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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2012
Applicant:
Hisashi Kato, Aichi, JP;
Inventor:
Hisashi Kato, Aichi, JP;
Assignee:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/0215 (2013.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/02153 (2013.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electric steering wheel lock device includes a control circuit that starts and stops supplying power to a motor that actuates a lock mechanism to lock and unlock a movable member of a vehicle steering mechanism. The control circuit changes contact states of first and second relays to switch a supplying direction of the power. A drive restriction unit stops and starts supplying power to a drive circuit for the motor. The control circuit changes contact states of the first and second relays when the drive restriction unit stops supplying power to the drive circuit.