Mechanism for steering front and rear wheels of four-wheel vehicle
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasaru Abe, Masami Ogura, Tsuyoshi Sato
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Abstract
A mechanism for steering the front and rear wheels of a four-wheel-steerable vehicle includes a front wheel steering device operatively coupled to a steering wheel and having at least a rack-and-pinion gear mechanism having a nonlinear gear ratio, a rear wheel steering device, a linkage shaft operatively connecting the front wheel steering device and the rear wheel steering device to each other, and at least one steering force assisting device disposed in a steering force transmitting path comprising the front wheel steering device, the rear wheel steering device, and the linkage shaft.
Claims7
A mechanism for steering the front and rear wheels of a four-wheel-steerable vehicle, comprising:
- a front wheel steering device operatively coupled to a steering wheel and having at least a rack-and-pinion gear mechanism having a nonlinear gear ratio which improves vehicle maneuverability;
- a rear wheel steering device;
- a linkage shaft operatively connecting said front wheel steering device and said rear wheel steering device to each other;
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- at least one steering force assisting device disposed in a steering force transmitting path comprising said front wheel steering device, said rear wheel steering device, and said linkage shaft.
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