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US 2003/0221897 A1Published application
Rear wheel steering device for a vehicle
AssigneeAisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsAkiya Taneda, Takamichi Nakaishi
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Abstract
A rear wheel steering device for a vehicle is comprised of a steering mechanism connected to rear wheels of a vehicle, an electric actuator having a coil portion and a rotor portion for driving the steering mechanism, and a transmission mechanism connected to the rotor portion for transmitting drive force of the electric actuator to the steering mechanism. The transmission mechanism includes a ball screw mechanism and a clutch mechanism for transmitting force from the electric actuator.
Claims11
A rear wheel steering device for a vehicle comprising;
- a rear steering mechanism connected to rear wheels of the vehicle;
- an actuator having a rotor portion for driving the rear steering mechanism;
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- a transmission mechanism connected to the rotor portion for transmitting drive force of the actuator to the rear steering mechanism, wherein the transmission mechanism includes a ball screw mechanism and a clutch mechanism.
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A rear wheel steering device for a vehicle comprising;
- a rear steering mechanism connected to rear wheels of the vehicle;
- an actuator having a rotor portion for driving the rear steering mechanism;
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- a transmission mechanism connected to the rotor portion for transmitting drive force of the actuator to the rear steering mechanism, wherein the transmission mechanism includes a ball screw mechanism, a clutch mechanism and a planetary gear sets.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.