Front and rear wheel steering apparatus for motor vehicles
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMitsuya Serizawa, Tetsurou Hamada, Norio Ukai
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Abstract
An apparatus for steering the front and rear wheels of a motor vehicle includes a front wheel steering mechanism for steering the front wheels in response to operation of a steering wheel, a rear wheel steering mechanism for steering the rear wheels at least in the same direction as the direction in which the front wheels are steered, and a connector shaft mechanically interconnecting the front and rear wheel steering mechanisms. A rotation control mechanism employing a viscous fluid is mounted on the connector shaft for applying a resistive force dependent on the speed of rotation of the steering wheel to the connector shaft.
Claims11
An apparatus for steering the front and rear wheels of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a steering wheel;
- front and rear wheels;
- a front wheel steering mechanism for steering said front wheels in response to operation of said steering wheel;
- a rear wheel steering mechanism for steering said rear wheels at least in the same direction as the direction in which said front wheels are steered;
- connector means disposed between and operatively interconnecting said front and rear wheel steering mechanisms for transmitting rotation of said steering wheel to said rear wheel steering mechanism through said front wheel steering mechanism;
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- a rotation control mechanism mounted on said connector means for applying a resistive force dependent on the speed of rotation of said steering wheel to said connector means.
An apparatus for steering the front and rear wheels of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a steering wheel;
- front and rear wheels;
- a front wheel steering mechanism for steering said front wheels in response to operation of said steering wheel;
- a rear wheel steering mechanism for steering said rear wheels at least in the same direction as the direction in which said front wheels are steered;
- connector means disposed between and operatively interconnecting said front and rear wheel steering mechanisms for transmitting rotation of said steering wheel to said rear wheel steering mechanism through said front wheel steering mechanism;
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- a rotation control mechanism mounted on said connector means for applying a resistive force dependent on the speed of rotation of said steering wheel and on a coefficient of friction of a road surface on which the motor vehicle is traveling to said connector means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.