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US 9,751,555 B2Granted
Steering system for vehicle
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYoshihide Sekiya
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Abstract
A steering system includes a steering unit including a first actuator; a turning unit including a second actuator; and a backup mechanism configured to mechanically couple the steering unit and the turning unit, wherein a maximum torque that the first actuator is able to transmit to the second actuator via the backup mechanism is larger than or equal to a maximum torque that the second actuator is able to transmit to the first actuator via the backup mechanism.
Claims4
A steering system comprising:
- a steering unit including a first actuator;
- a turning unit including a second actuator;
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- a backup mechanism configured to mechanically couple the steering unit and the turning unit, wherein
- a maximum torque that the first actuator is able to transmit to the second actuator via the backup mechanism is larger than or equal to a maximum torque that the second actuator is able to transmit to the first actuator via the backup mechanism.
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