Steering system of vehicle
First Claim
1. A steering system for vehicle having a steering handle, a steering mechanism mechanically separated from said steering handle and having a motor for steering road wheels of the vehicle, a steering sensor for detecting steering operation of the handle and producing a steering operation signal, a steered angle sensor for detecting steered angles of the road wheels and producing a steered angle signal, and control circuit means for driving the motor of the steering mechanism in response to detected signals from said steering sensor and said steered angle sensor to thereby steer said road wheels, wherein:
- said steered angle sensor comprises a measuring member which makes rotational movements in proportion to said steered angles of said road wheels and occupies a constant space relative to said vehicle.
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Abstract
A steering system for a vehicle includes a steering mechanism mechanically separated form a steering handle and having a motor for steering road wheels, a steering detector for detecting a steering operation of the handle, a steered angle sensor for detecting steered angles of the road wheels, and a control circuit mechanism for driving the motor to thereby steer the road wheels in response to detected signals from the steering detector and steered angle sensor. The steered angle sensor comprises a measuring member which makes rotational movements in proportion to the steered angles of the road wheels and occupies a constant space relative to the vehicle.
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8 Claims
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1. A steering system for vehicle having a steering handle, a steering mechanism mechanically separated from said steering handle and having a motor for steering road wheels of the vehicle, a steering sensor for detecting steering operation of the handle and producing a steering operation signal, a steered angle sensor for detecting steered angles of the road wheels and producing a steered angle signal, and control circuit means for driving the motor of the steering mechanism in response to detected signals from said steering sensor and said steered angle sensor to thereby steer said road wheels, wherein:
said steered angle sensor comprises a measuring member which makes rotational movements in proportion to said steered angles of said road wheels and occupies a constant space relative to said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A steering system for a vehicle having a steering handle, a steering mechanism mechanically separated from said steering handle and having a motor for steering road wheels of said vehicle, a steering sensor for detecting steering operation of said steering handle and producing a steering operation signal, a steered angle sensor for detecting steered angles of said road wheels and producing a steered angle signal, and control circuit means for driving said motor of said steering mechanism in response to detected signals from said steering sensor and said steered angle sensor to thereby steer said road wheels, wherein:
said steering system comprises an angle adjusting means for driving at least one of said steering handle and said road wheels to thereby render a steering angle of said steering handle and a steered angle of said road wheels into correspondence with each other, at an occurrence of at least one of an ON operation and an OFF operation of an ignition switch of said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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