Steering device and control method thereof
AssigneeHl Mando Corporation
InventorTae Sik Kim
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a steering device and a control method thereof, and the steering device includes a wheel housing in which an inner space is formed, a driving member disposed in the inner space and providing power by receiving power, a cable having one side connected to a driving shaft of the driving member and the other side fixed to the wheel housing at a position spaced apart from the driving member, and an idle roller provided at a position spaced apart from the driving member and rotating while supporting the cable.
Claims12
A steering device comprising:
- a wheel housing in which an inner space is formed, wherein the wheel housing comprises a main body portion, a handle portion connected to the main body portion and configured to be rotatable with respect to the main body portion to protrude in a direction toward a driver, and a flexible area provided between the main body portion and the handle portion;
- a driving member disposed in the inner space and providing power by receiving power;
- a cable having one side connected to a driving shaft of the driving member and another side fixed to the wheel housing at a position spaced apart from the driving member;
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- an idle roller provided at a position spaced apart from the driving member and rotating while supporting the cable.
A control method of a steering device, the control method comprising:
- detecting an operation of a steering device;
- determining a foldable state of a wheel housing when the operation of the steering device is detected;
- and
- determining a driving mode of a vehicle,
- wherein the wheel housing includes a main body portion, a handle portion hinged to the main body portion, and a flexible area provided between the main body portion and the handle portion, and
- the determining of the foldable state of the wheel housing includes determining whether the handle portion is rotated with respect to the main body portion and protruded.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.