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Title:
STEERING DEVICE AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH SAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2023/189471
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is a steering device in which a steering control system automatically operates the steering angle of a vehicle in an automatic driving mode by using an electric signal and in which a driver operates the same in an ordinary driving mode by using a steering member (steering wheel (1)), said steering device being formed from: a steering unit (7) comprising the steering member (steering wheel (1)) and a lock mechanism (clutch (6)) for switching between the locked state and the free state thereof by using an electric signal; and a controller (8) that has the function of a steering control system and controls the lock mechanism (clutch (6)). Additionally, the steering device comprises a function in which, at a time such as when an abnormality in the driver has been detected, the steering member (steering wheel (1)) is put into the locked state by means of a command from the controller (8) while the vehicle is being automatically driven.

Inventors:
MYOKI AIKO (JP)
SATO KOJI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2023/009548
Publication Date:
October 05, 2023
Filing Date:
March 13, 2023
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Assignee:
NTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD (JP)
International Classes:
B62D6/00; B60W50/14; B60W50/16; B60W60/00; B62D5/04; F16D27/112; F16D41/08; F16H48/24; F16H49/00
Foreign References:
JP2021041824A2021-03-18
JP2019188992A2019-10-31
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JP2006076339A2006-03-23
JP2018070134A2018-05-10
JPH09207799A1997-08-12
JP2021172097A2021-11-01
EP3141443A12017-03-15
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KAMADA Naoya et al. (JP)
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