Abstract:
A suspension system in a motor vehicle has a suspension including at least a resilient member extending transversely of the motor vehicle and having one end operatively coupled to a knuckle, the resilient member supporting a vehicle body of the motor vehicle, and a detector disposed on the resilient member for detecting at least one of a change in a load and a change in the height of the motor vehicle from the ground due to an external force applied to the suspension. The resilient member comprises at least a leaf spring, and the detector is attached to the leaf spring for detecting a strain of the leaf spring due to flexing thereof. A calculator is provided for calculating at least one of a vertical load applied to a road wheel coupled to the knuckle and a displacement of the road wheel with respect to the vehicle body based on a change in the strain detected by the detector.
Abstract:
A steering system (1) for vehicles including a front wheel steering mechanism (1a) for steering front wheels (5) at an angle in accordance with a steering operation of a driver, and a rear wheel steering mechanism (1b) for steering rear wheels (11) at an angle (Sr) in accordance with a travelling state of the vehicle. For the steering of the rear wheel, a reference steering angle (Ar) according to a turning state of the vehicle and a corrective steering angle (Ac) according to a velocity derivative thereof are computed, and the steering angle (Sr) of the rear wheel is obtained by making either an addition or a subtraction of the reference and corrective steering angles at least in accordance with the velocity derivative.
Abstract:
A steering system for the front and rear wheels of an automotive vehicle comprises a front wheel steering mechanism having an output shaft, a rear wheel steering mechanism having an input shaft coupled to the output shaft, an output member for steering the rear wheels, and a motion converting mechanism for converting rotation of the input shaft to movement of the output member, a vehicle speed sensor, and a control unit connected to the vehicle speed sensor for controlling operation of the motion converting mechanism dependent on the vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed sensor. The motion converting mechanism comprises a shaft angularly movable by the input shaft, the shaft having an arm extending radially from one end thereof, a guide mounted on the output member and extending in a vertical direction transverse to an axis of the output member, a slide assembly disposed between and interconnecting the arm and the guide, and a drive device controlled by the control unit for moving the slide assembly along the guide. The drive device includes a gear mechanism connected with said slide assembly and a pair of motors coupled to the gear mechanism for driving the same, the pair of motors being driven in association with each other.
Abstract:
A steering assembly for a motor vehicle includes a trailing arm pivotally supported on a pivot shaft extending substantially transversely of the motor vehicle and rotatably supporting a wheel at a rear end thereof, at least three links each having one end pivotally coupled to said trailing arm and extending substantially transversely of the motor vehicle, and a steering gear box for steering the wheel. One of the three links, i.e., the first link, has an opposite end operatively coupled to said steering gear box. The other two links are coupled to the trailing arm by respective joints interconnected by a straight line serving as a kingpin axis serving as a steering center of the wheel.
Abstract:
A steering system for vehicles, in which the steered angle ratio of a rear wheel (20) to a front wheel (7) is controlled to be variable in accordance with the vehicle speed.The steered angle ratio is set stepwise with respect to the vehicle speed.
Abstract:
A steering system for front and rear wheels of a motor vehicle wherein the steering ratio of the rear wheels to the front wheels is variable dependent on the speed of the motor vehicle. The steering system includes a steering wheel, front wheels, a first assembly for steering the front wheels, rear wheels, a second assembly for steering the rear wheels, and a third assembly which transmits the direction and extent of steering of the front wheels to the second assembly, a fourth assembly controls the steering ratio between the front and rear wheels in response to a signal indicative of the speed of the motor vehicle or a signal related to the speed of the motor vehicle. Each of the rear wheels has a kingpin having a central line which has an extension which is positioned rearwardly of a point where a vertical line passing through the center of an axle of the rear wheel intersects the ground on which the motor vehicle is placed. The steering system provides a facilitated compensating operation of the steering wheel by increasing a reactive force against steering which allows the driver to return the steering wheel of its own accord without excessively turning the steering wheel upon vehicle deceleration, and reducing the reactive force to allow the driver to turn the steering wheel of its own accord upon vehicle acceleration.
Abstract:
A steering system for vehicles in which the steered angle ratio of a rear wheel (20) to a front wheel (7) is controllable by a control device (31) in accordance with the vehicle speed.The steering system has a straight travelling condition detecting device (34; 37) operatively connected to the control device, so that a correction of the steered angle ratio in accordance with the vehicle speed is effected only when a straight travelling condition of the vehicle is maintained for a predetermined period of time.
Abstract:
A safety wheel including a combined flat protector and bead stopper structure radially fitted in the tire around the inner periphery thereof and having a closed frame-like cross-sectional configuration of a substantial modulus of section. The flat protector, being made itself of an elastic material in a substantially H-shaped cross section, is easily deformable and can be readily inserted in the tire and, once combined with the bead stopper, which clamps the opposite side wall portions of the flat protector and the respective bead portions of the tire against the rim flanges, exhibits a substantial rigidity enough to support the vehicle weight, as when the tire is punctured. The rigidity of the flat protector per se is also increased by means of reinforcing cords of unstretchable material embedded therein. Formed on the outer periphery of the opposite side walls of the flat protector are a pair of laterally aligned straight puncture-sensing regions which extend in parallel to a tangent thereto, lying radially outside of the bottom of the annular recess in the outer periphery of the flat protector of H-shaped cross section. The straight puncture-sensing regions, allowing the vehicle body to descend each time such regions are positioned directly opposite to the road surface during travel of the vehicle with the tire punctured, serve to produce a puncture alarm signal in the form of shocks transmitted to the vehicle body, which warns the driver of the need for prompt tire replacement immediately upon tire puncture.
Abstract:
A grinding wheel having a grindstone portion formed on a core includes slippery fluoroplastic coating films that prevent attachment of foreign matter, the coating films being provided on the portions of the core, with which portions the foreign matter can be brought into contact.
Abstract:
An IC chip that can be added to a content recording medium and that has a chip ID which is non-rewritably and uniquely set and originally recorded therein, wherein the IC chip includes a writable/readable ID memory that stores an encrypted content ID obtained by encrypting a content ID that identifies content, and an encrypted chip ID obtained by encrypting the chip ID.