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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyotoa-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventor:
Yoshihide Sekiya, Chiryu, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/00 (2006.01); B62D 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/003 (2013.01); B62D 5/046 (2013.01); B62D 5/0409 (2013.01);
Abstract
A steering system includes a steering unit including a first actuator; a turning unit including a second actuator; and a backup mechanism configured to mechanically couple the steering unit and the turning unit, wherein a maximum torque that the first actuator is able to transmit to the second actuator via the backup mechanism is larger than or equal to a maximum torque that the second actuator is able to transmit to the first actuator via the backup mechanism.