Patent ID: 6938721
Filing Date: 2005-09-06
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A steering apparatus for an automotive vehicle, comprising: an operation portion having an operation input section; a turning section that turns steered road wheels; a clutch installed in a predetermined position in a midway through a steering system from the operation input section to the steered road wheels to link between the operation input section and the steered road wheels; a steering angle detecting section installed in the operation portion to detect a steering angle of the operation portion; a turning angle detecting section installed in the turning section that detects a turning angle; an elastically deformable member interposed between the operation portion and the turning portion that transmits a steering torque inputted from the operation input section to the steered road wheels when the clutch causes the operation input section and the steered road wheels to be connected; and an angular deviation calculating section that calculates an angular deviation between the steering angle detection value and the turning angle detection value developed due to the deformation of the elastically deformable member.