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US 2016/0109214 A1Published application
Alignment adjustment device
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsAtsushi Yuta, Tetsu Ogawa, Yutaka Hozumi, Takashi Yanagi
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Abstract
An alignment adjustment device includes an actuator that is fixed to a vehicle body side support member and that is connected to an outer peripheral surface of a hub carrier so as to rotate the hub carrier. An intersection between a first axis and a second axis and an intersection of a universal joint are both positioned inside a wheel, and the intersection of the universal joint is inside the hub carrier.
Claims7
An alignment adjustment device, comprising:
- a hub connected to a wheel;
- a hub carrier that supports the hub in a relatively rotatable manner about a first axis;
- a vehicle body side support member that is provided to a suspension device of a vehicle, the vehicle body side support member supporting the hub carrier in a relatively rotatable manner about a second axis that intersects the first axis;
- a brake disc provided to the hub;
- a brake caliper provided to the hub carrier;
- a drive shaft that transmits a torque from a driving source to the hub through a universal joint;
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- an actuator that is fixed to the vehicle body side support member and that is connected to an outer peripheral surface of the hub carrier so as to rotate the hub carrier, wherein
- an intersection between the first axis and the second axis and an intersection of the universal joint are both positioned inside the wheel, and the intersection of the universal joint is disposed inside the hub carrier.
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