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US 4,787,645 AGranted
System for steering rear wheels of a motor vehicle
AssigneeFuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsShingo Ohbayashi, Fusami Oyama, Akira Takahashi, Takeo Inoue
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Abstract
A steering system has a pair of rectangular frames for suspending rear wheels of a motor vehicle. Each frame is rotatably supported on eccentric portions formed on both sides of a shaft which is longitudinally disposed and rotatably mounted on a body of the vehicle. Accordingly, by rotating the shaft, the frame is deformed by deviation of axes of the eccentric portion to turn the rear wheels.
Claims6
A system for steering rear wheels of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a pair of frames for suspending rear wheels,
- each frame including;
- a shaft longitudinally disposed and rotatably supported on a body of the motor vehicle,
- at least one eccentric supporting means provided on one end portion of the shaft,
- a pair of laterally disposed links,
- an inner end portion of one of the links being rotatably mounted on the eccentric supporting means of the shaft and an inner end of the other link being rotatably mounted on the other end portion of the shaft, and
- an axle provided on outer ends of the links for supporting one of the rear wheels;
- and
- means for rotating the shafts in accordance with steering conditions of front wheels of the motor vehicle so as to laterally move the links in a direction and an amount depending upon the eccentricity of the supporting means to turn the rear wheels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.