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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Mitsuo Murakami, Toyota, JP;
Inventor:
Mitsuo Murakami, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/30 (2006.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B62D 1/20 (2006.01); B62D 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B62D 1/20 (2013.01); B62D 5/003 (2013.01); B62D 5/30 (2013.01); Y10T 477/71 (2015.01);
Abstract
A vehicle steering system includes: a steering wheel having the capacity to steer a vehicle; a turning actuator having the capacity to turn a wheel; a backup clutch arranged between the steering wheel and the turning actuator and having the capacity to be able to mechanically connect the steering wheel to the turning actuator; and a clutch disengagement checking unit having the capacity to check whether the backup clutch is disengaged.