ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,013, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Steering force actuator" was invented by Il Ryong Kim (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Jae Won Choi (Yongin-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steering force actuator includes: a housing; a motor mounted in the housing and configured to provide a rotational force; a sun gear rotating by the motor; a ring gear mounted in the housing and disposed to surround the sun gear; a carrier rotating by meshing between the sun gear and the ring gear, wherein a steering shaft interlocked with a steering wheel is mounted on the carrier; and an elastic r...