Steering control apparatus

• US 6,600,983 B2
• Filed: 04/24/2001
• Issued: 07/29/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Inventors: Kifuku, Takayuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Zanelli, Michael J.
• Application Number:
  US09/839,839
• Publication Number:
  US 20020069003A1
• Time in Patent Office: 826 Days
• Field of Search: 701/41, 180/443, 180/446, 307/10.1
• US Class Current: 701/41
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 5/046 Controlling the motor

Abstract

A steering control apparatus includes a first power supply, a second power supply for outputting a voltage lower than the voltage of the first power supply, a motor for generating an auxiliary steering power, a controller for controlling the motor, and a driver for driving the motor in response to the output of the controller, wherein power is supplied from the first power supply to the driver and that power is supplied from the second power supply to the controller.

Claims

1. A steering control apparatus comprising:

a power supply;

a motor for steering control;

a controller for controlling said motor;

a driver for driving said motor in response to the output of said controller; and

a switching regulator for lowering the output voltage of said power supply;

wherein said controller is supplied with power via said switching regulator and said driver is supplied with power via said power supply.

2. The steering control apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said controller, said driver and said switching regulator are housed in one and the same case.

3. The steering control apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a series regulator provided between said switching regulator and said controller.

4. The steering control apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said controller and said driver are electrically grounded.

6. The steering control apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said controller and said driver are electrically insulated.

5. The steering control apparatus comprising:

a first power supply;

a second power supply for outputting a voltage lower of said first power supply;

a motor for steering control;

a controller for controlling motor; and

a driver for driving said motor in response to the output of said controller;

wherein power is supplied from said first power supply to said driver and power is supplied from said second power supply to said controller;

wherein said controller and said driver are electrically insulated.