公开(公告)号：US07530422B2

公开(公告)日：2009-05-12

申请号：US11204706

申请日：2005-08-16

申请人： Farhad Bolourchi ,  Michael J. Augustine ,  Brian J. Magnus ,  Jon D. Demerly ,  Sanket S. Amberkar ,  Suat A. Ozsoylu ,  James Card ,  Karen Boswell

发明人： Farhad Bolourchi ,  Michael J. Augustine ,  Brian J. Magnus ,  Jon D. Demerly ,  Sanket S. Amberkar ,  Suat A. Ozsoylu ,  James Card ,  Karen Boswell

IPC分类号： B62D5/04

CPC分类号： B62D5/09 ,  B62D5/008 ,  B62D5/0463 ,  B62D5/0472 ,  B62D5/06

摘要： A steering system with reduced coupling between a position overlay unit and a torque overlay unit may include a remote valve assembly for controlling a hydraulic assist force or an electric motor for providing torque overlay and electric assist to a rack of a rack and pinion steering system. In one embodiment, the position overlay unit may provide the assist force and the torque overlay unit may provide a motor command signal to the motor of a differential positioned on a steering shaft. In another embodiment, the position overlay unit may provide the motor command signal and the torque overlay unit may provide the assist force. In either embodiment, the position overlay unit may include variable ratio gain that uses a position signal to output a variable ratio command.

摘要翻译： 具有位置覆盖单元和扭矩覆盖单元之间的减小的联接的转向系统可以包括用于控制液压辅助力的远程阀组件或用于向齿条和小齿轮转向系统的齿条提供扭矩覆盖和电辅助的电动机。 在一个实施例中，位置覆盖单元可以提供辅助力，并且扭矩覆盖单元可以向定位在转向轴上的差速器的马达提供马达命令信号。 在另一个实施例中，位置覆盖单元可以提供电动机命令信号，并且扭矩覆盖单元可以提供辅助力。 在任一实施例中，位置覆盖单元可以包括使用位置信号输出可变比率命令的可变比增益。

公开(公告)号：US06817437B2

公开(公告)日：2004-11-16

申请号：US10163927

申请日：2002-06-06

申请人： Brian J. Magnus ,  Michael J. Augustine ,  Michael J. Cole

发明人： Brian J. Magnus ,  Michael J. Augustine ,  Michael J. Cole

IPC分类号： B62D504

CPC分类号： B62D5/006

摘要： A steer-by-wire handwheel actuator in a vehicle is presented. The handwheel actuator comprises a driver input shaft; a gear train connected to the driver input shaft; a motor responsive to control signals from a controller and variably geared to the gear train; a electro-mechanical brake responsive to the control signals from the controller and geared to one of the driver input shaft and the gear train; and a stop mechanism attached to a housing and coupled to one of the electro-mechanical brake and the gear train.

摘要翻译： 提出了一种车辆中的转向导向手轮致动器。 手轮致动器包括驱动器输入轴; 连接到驱动器输入轴的齿轮系; 响应于来自控制器的控制信号并且可变地适应于齿轮系的电机; 响应于来自控制器的控制信号并适应于驱动器输入轴和齿轮系之一的机电制动器; 以及连接到壳体并联接到机电制动器和齿轮系中的一个的止动机构。

公开(公告)号：US07322898B2

公开(公告)日：2008-01-29

申请号：US11219499

申请日：2005-09-02

申请人： Michael J. Augustine ,  Ratko Menjak

发明人： Michael J. Augustine ,  Ratko Menjak

IPC分类号： B62D11/06 ,  B62D5/06 ,  B62D5/04

CPC分类号： B62D5/008

摘要： A steering system includes a differential transmission having an input shaft and an output shaft, a rotary input device attached to the input shaft, a movable steering effector in operable communication with the output shaft, an angular-to-linear converter which converts a rotative motion of the output shaft to a linear motion that acts to move the steering effector. The motion of the steering effector enables path alteration of a vehicle. The steering system also includes an electromotive actuator in operable communication with the differential transmission. An activated electromotive actuator provides an active alteration of a speed change between a speed of the input shaft and a speed of the output shaft and a deactivated electromotive actuator provides a default speed change between the speed of the input shaft and the speed of the output shaft.

摘要翻译： 转向系统包括具有输入轴和输出轴的差动传动装置，连接到输入轴的旋转输入装置，与输出轴可操作地连通的可动转向效果器，转换旋转运动的角线性转换器 输出轴的直线运动，用于移动转向效应器。 转向效应器的运动使车辆能够改变路径。 转向系统还包括与差速器传动装置可操作地连通的电动致动器。 激活的电动致动器提供输入轴的速度和输出轴的速度之间的速度变化的主动变化，并且停用的电动致动器在输入轴的速度和输出轴的速度之间提供默认的速度变化 。

公开(公告)号：US07063636B2

公开(公告)日：2006-06-20

申请号：US10869249

申请日：2004-06-15

申请人： Michael J. Augustine

发明人： Michael J. Augustine

IPC分类号： F16H3/72 ,  B62D5/04

CPC分类号： B62D5/008

摘要： An active steering system with variable assist includes a differential actuator having an input gear and an output gear. The differential actuator has a default kinematic relationship between the input gear and the output gear such that magnitude of an output speed and an output torque is approximately equal to a magnitude of an input speed and an input torque with opposing directions. The system also includes an input device that is in operable communication with the differential actuator and an output device that is in operable communication with the differential actuator. The differential actuator is operable to vary a ratio between the input device and the output device. The system also includes a steering mechanism that is in operable communication with the differential actuator and the steering mechanism is configured to reverse the opposing directions to the output device.

摘要翻译： 具有可变辅助的主动转向系统包括具有输入齿轮和输出齿轮的差动致动器。 差动致动器在输入齿轮和输出齿轮之间具有默认的运动学关系，使得输出速度和输出转矩的大小近似等于输入速度的大小和具有相反方向的输入转矩。 该系统还包括能够与差动致动器可操作地通信的输入装置和与差动致动器可操作地连通的输出装置。 差速致动器可操作以改变输入装置和输出装置之间的比例。 该系统还包括与差速器致动器可操作地连通的转向机构，并且转向机构构造成使与输出装置相反的方向反转。

公开(公告)号：US20080041178A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-21

申请号：US11489761

申请日：2006-07-20

申请人： Suat Ozsoylu ,  Michael J. Augustine

发明人： Suat Ozsoylu ,  Michael J. Augustine

IPC分类号： F16H1/16

CPC分类号： F16H55/24 ,  F16H57/12 ,  F16H2057/126 ,  Y10T74/19623 ,  Y10T74/19633 ,  Y10T74/19828

摘要： Disclosed herein is a system to control a contact force and a positional relationship between members in operable communication. The system comprising, a first member, a second member in operable communication with the first member, and a contact force and a positional relationship exists between the first member and the second member. The system further comprising first biasing members being configured to bias and position the first member, and the contact force and positional relationship are influenced by a response of the first biasing members to the contact forces between the members in operable communication.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了一种用于控制可操作通信的构件之间的接触力和位置关系的系统。 所述系统包括第一构件，与第一构件可操作地连通的第二构件，以及在第一构件和第二构件之间存在接触力和位置关系。 所述系统还包括第一偏置构件，其构造成偏置和定位所述第一构件，并且所述接触力和位置关系受到所述第一偏置构件对所述构件之间在可操作的连通中的接触力的响应的影响。

公开(公告)号：US06922620B2

公开(公告)日：2005-07-26

申请号：US10008344

申请日：2001-11-06

申请人： Michael J. Augustine ,  David W. Graber ,  Jens Haupt

发明人： Michael J. Augustine ,  David W. Graber ,  Jens Haupt

IPC分类号： B60R25/02 ,  B62D5/00 ,  B62D6/00 ,  G06F7/00

CPC分类号： B62D6/008 ,  B60R25/02 ,  B62D5/006

摘要： A steer-by-wire system for a vehicle that provides synchronization capability to an actuator of a steerable device and an actuator of a steering input device includes a steering input device actuator operably connected to the steering input device of the vehicle and a steerable device actuator operably connected to the steerable device of the vehicle. The steerable device actuator is disposed in electronic communication with the steering input device actuator. The electronic communication is defined such that synchronous positioning of the steering input device actuator and the steerable device actuator can be effectuated by the system upon startup of the vehicle. A method of using the system includes initiating operation of the system by turning on an ignition switch of the vehicle and evaluating an initial condition of the vehicle. The initial condition is associated to the positions of the steering input device actuator and the steerable device actuator.

摘要翻译： 用于为可转向装置的致动器和转向输入装置的致动器提供同步能力的用于车辆的线控转向系统包括可操作地连接到车辆的转向输入装置的转向输入装置致动器和可转向装置致动器 可操作地连接到车辆的可操纵装置。 可转向装置致动器设置成与转向输入装置致动器电连通。 电子通信被定义为使得在车辆启动时可以通过系统来实现转向输入装置致动器和可转向装置致动器的同步定位。 使用该系统的方法包括通过打开车辆的点火开关并评估车辆的初始状态来启动系统的操作。 初始条件与转向输入装置致动器和可转向装置致动器的位置有关。

公开(公告)号：US08250940B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-28

申请号：US11489761

申请日：2006-07-20

申请人： Suat Ozsoylu ,  Michael J. Augustine

发明人： Suat Ozsoylu ,  Michael J. Augustine

IPC分类号： F16H57/12

CPC分类号： F16H55/24 ,  F16H57/12 ,  F16H2057/126 ,  Y10T74/19623 ,  Y10T74/19633 ,  Y10T74/19828

摘要： A system to control a contact force and a positional relationship between members in operable communication is provided. The system comprises a first member, a second member in operable communication with the first member, a contact force and a positional relationship existing between the first member and the second member. The system further comprises first biasing members being configured to bias and position the first member, the contact force and positional relationship being influenced by a response of the first biasing members to the contact forces between the members in operable communication.

摘要翻译： 提供一种控制接触力的系统和可操作通信中的部件之间的位置关系。 该系统包括第一构件，与第一构件可操作地连通的第二构件，存在于第一构件和第二构件之间的接触力和位置关系。 系统还包括构造成偏置和定位第一构件的第一偏置构件，接触力和位置关系受到第一偏压构件对可操作连通的构件之间的接触力的响应的影响。

公开(公告)号：US07721616B2

公开(公告)日：2010-05-25

申请号：US11556775

申请日：2006-11-06

申请人： Michael J. Augustine ,  Christian E. Ross ,  Steven J. Collier-Hallman ,  Mohammad S. Islam

发明人： Michael J. Augustine ,  Christian E. Ross ,  Steven J. Collier-Hallman ,  Mohammad S. Islam

IPC分类号： F16H3/34 ,  F16H57/12 ,  F16H55/18 ,  F16H1/16

CPC分类号： F16H1/16 ,  F16H55/24 ,  F16H57/0006 ,  F16H2057/0213 ,  F16H2057/0225 ,  Y10T74/19284 ,  Y10T74/19358 ,  Y10T74/1955 ,  Y10T74/19623 ,  Y10T74/1966 ,  Y10T74/19828

摘要： Disclosed herein is an apparatus that relates to a gear set. The apparatus includes, a housing, a first gear movable in the housing such that a first axis defined by the first gear is repositionable relative to the housing, a second gear in mesh with the first gear, and a second axis defined by the second gear. The apparatus constrains movement of the first axis to a plane containing both the first axis and a line commonly perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis, and a biasing member that urges the first gear toward the second gear.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了一种涉及齿轮组的装置。 该装置包括壳体，可在壳体中移动的第一齿轮，使得由第一齿轮限定的第一轴线相对于壳体可重新定位，与第一齿轮啮合的第二齿轮和由第二齿轮限定的第二轴线 。 该装置约束第一轴线移动到包含第一轴线和与第一轴线和第二轴线共同垂直的线路的平面以及将第一齿轮朝向第二齿轮推动的偏置构件。

公开(公告)号：US07383750B2

公开(公告)日：2008-06-10

申请号：US10868612

申请日：2004-06-15

申请人： Ratko Menjak ,  Michael J. Augustine ,  David E. King ,  Neil T. Beyersdorf ,  Michael R. Pyrett ,  Thomas J. Bucholz ,  Charles W. Calvin ,  James P. Kelly ,  George S. Frahm

发明人： Ratko Menjak ,  Michael J. Augustine ,  David E. King ,  Neil T. Beyersdorf ,  Michael R. Pyrett ,  Thomas J. Bucholz ,  Charles W. Calvin ,  James P. Kelly ,  George S. Frahm

IPC分类号： F16H57/12

CPC分类号： B23P15/14 ,  F16H55/06 ,  F16H55/17 ,  F16H55/18 ,  F16H2055/185 ,  Y10T74/19623 ,  Y10T74/19898 ,  Y10T74/19907

摘要： A gear arrangement includes a first section having a first plurality of teeth and at least a portion of the first section is made of a compliant material. There is also a second section having a second plurality of teeth. The second section is made of a stiff material. The first section is arranged axially adjacent to the second section and each of the first plurality of teeth has a tooth flank that changes axially across the tooth flank. A method for manufacturing a gear arrangement includes fabricating a first gear, which includes a first plurality of teeth, and a bearing from a compliant material. The method also includes mounting a second gear, which includes a second plurality of teeth, to the bearing, aligning the first plurality of teeth with the second plurality of teeth, and coupling the first gear with the second gear.

摘要翻译： 齿轮装置包括具有第一多个齿的第一部分，并且第一部分的至少一部分由顺应性材料制成。 还有具有第二多个齿的第二部分。 第二部分由坚硬的材料制成。 第一部分轴向地布置在第二部分附近，并且第一多个齿中的每个齿具有跨越齿面轴向变化的齿面。 一种用于制造齿轮装置的方法包括制造包括第一多个齿的第一齿轮和来自顺应性材料的轴承。 该方法还包括将包括第二多个齿的第二齿轮安装到轴承上，使第一多个齿与第二多个齿对准，以及将第一齿轮与第二齿轮联接。