Electrically operated power steering control device

An electrically operated power steering device comprising:

• a steering torque detector for detecting a steering torque;
• a control means for outputting a signal corresponding to said steering torque when a signal corresponding to said steering torque is inputted;
• a torque signal direction determining device for outputting a signal corresponding to a direction of said steering torque when said steering torque is out of a dead zone which is set close to a neutral point of the steering after an output of said steering torque detector has been inputted into said torque signal direction determining means;
• a coincidence determining means for outputting a signal when a direction of a signal sent from said control means and that of a signal sent from said torque signal direction determining means are coincident;
• a motor drive means for outputting an assist torque in accordance with signals inputted into said motor drive means from said control means and said coincidence determining means;
• and
• a motor for assisting the steering shaft with rotation being driven by an output of said motor drive means,
• wherein a signal of a predetermined direction is capable of being outputted from said torque signal direction determining means even in said dead zone, based on a switching signal that is received from said control means.