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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2016
Jtekt Corporation, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
JTEKT CORPORATION, Osaka-shi, JP;
Abstract
An ECU acquires a steering torque detected by a torque sensor (step S). The ECU drives an electromagnet of a solenoid actuator (step S). The ECU drives a steering operation motor in accordance with the direction of the detected steering torque acquired in step Sto apply, to an output shaft of a clutch, a torque acting in such a direction that a torque being exerted on a clutch mechanism is reduced (step S). When a predetermined time has elapsed since driving of the steering operation motor in step S(step S: YES), the ECUreverses a driving direction of the steering operation motor to apply, to the output shaft of the clutch, a torque acting in a direction opposite to the direction of the last torque applied (step S).