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US 4,825,972 AGranted
Steering system for vehicles
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYasuo Shimizu
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Abstract
A steering system for vehicles in which the steered wheels may be restored to the neutral position in an automatic manner or at the discretion of the driver when necessary. The steering system includes a steered wheel, a steering mechanism for transmitting a steering operation of a steering wheel to the steering wheel, and a connecting mechanism operably connected to the steering mechanism for restoring the steered wheel from a current position to a neutral position.
Claims11
A steering system for vehicles, comprising:
- a steered wheel;
- a steering mechanism for transmitting a steering operation of a steering wheel to said steered wheel;
- and
- means which is operatively connected to said steering mechanism and forceably restores said steered wheel from a current position thereof to a neutral position thereof independent of vehicle movement.
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A steering system for vehicles comprising:
- a steered wheel;
- a steering mechanism for transmitting a steering operation of a steering wheel to said steered wheel;
- and
- means which is operatively connected to said steering mechanism and restores steered wheel from a current position thereof to a neutral position thereof, as necessary;
- wherein said means restoring said steered wheel to said neutral position comprises detection means for operatively detecting a turned position of said steered wheel, switch means for producing a command signal for restoring said steered wheel to said neutral position, drive means for turning said steered wheel through said steering mechanism, and control means which receives said command signal from said switch means and a detection signal from said detection means and controls said drive means to restore said steered wheel to said neutral position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.