- Patent Title: Steering apparatus and method for controlling steering apparatus
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Application No.: US16573740Application Date: 2019-09-17
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Publication No.: US11214293B2Publication Date: 2022-01-04
- Inventor: Yousuke Nishimura , Norihiro Ochi , Takeshi Watanabe , Yasuyuki Nozawa , Kei Kitahara
- Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: Oliff PLC
- Priority: JPJP2018-183820 20180928
- Main IPC: B62D1/183
- IPC: B62D1/183 ; G06T7/70 ; B60N2/02 ; B62D1/187

Abstract:
A steering apparatus includes a steering wheel that rotates about a first rotation axis, a folding mechanism that folds the steering wheel along the first rotation axis, a moving mechanism that moves the steering wheel between a protruding position in which the steering wheel protrudes from a dashboard of the vehicle and a stored position closer to the dashboard than the protruding position, and an electronic control unit that drives the folding mechanism and the moving mechanism. When the folded steering wheel is moved from the protruding position to the stored position, the electronic control unit drives, in advance, a drive member mounted on the vehicle so that the steering wheel is retracted relative to a body of a driver.
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