Patent ID: 11904931
Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A steering system configured to steer a vehicle, the steering system comprising:
a rotary shaft to which an operation member is coupled;
a moving unit configured to move the operation member between a normal position that is a position where the operation member is manually operated by a driver of the vehicle, and a storage area located ahead of the normal position in a forward direction of the vehicle;
an external force detection unit configured to detect an external force externally applied to the operation member while the operation member is being moved by the moving unit;
a determination unit configured to determine whether a direction of the external force detected by the external force detection unit is the same as a moving direction in which the operation member is being moved by the moving unit; and
a control unit configured to control the moving unit based on a determination result from the determination unit.