公开(公告)号：US07165786B1

公开(公告)日：2007-01-23

申请号：US10169664

申请日：1999-12-20

申请人： Subin Sha ,  Joseph Spencer ,  Brian Bowerman

发明人： Subin Sha ,  Joseph Spencer ,  Brian Bowerman

IPC分类号： B60D1/18

CPC分类号： B62D1/184 ,  B62D1/195 ,  F16F9/535 ,  F16F9/56

摘要： An assembly is provided for fixing the position of an adjustable component (22) of a vehicle, comprising in combination a fixed reference frame (20) within the vehicle such as a dash or a firewall, an adjustable component (22) also disposed in the vehicle such as an adjustable steering column (10), pedals, or a seat. Interconnecting the fixed reference frame (20) and the adjustable component (22) is a fluid locking mechanism (50) which permits selective positioning of the adjustable component relative to the fixed reference frame (20) and holds the adjustable component (22) in position. The fluid locking mechanism (50) is preferably a non-Newtonian flow fluid locking mechanism which uses a magneto-rheological fluid (97) to fix the position of the adjustable component (22) in place once the desired position is selected. To provide additional safety for the vehicle occupants, the fluid locking mechanism may be controlled by an electrical microprocessor (556) or circuit which adjusts the locking strength of the fluid locking mechanism (50) based upon user inputs and dynamic events.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于固定车辆的可调部件（22）的位置的组件，其包括组合在车辆内的固定参考架（20），例如仪表板或防火墙，还配置在所述可调节部件 车辆，例如可调转向柱（10），踏板或座椅。 互连固定参考框架（20）和可调组件（22）是流体锁定机构（50），其允许可调组件相对于固定参考框架（20）的选择性定位，并将可调组件（22）保持在适当位置 。 流体锁定机构（50）优选地是非牛顿流体流体锁定机构，其使用磁流变流体（97）将可调节部件（22）的位置固定在适当位置，一旦选择了所需的位置。 为了为车辆乘客提供额外的安全性，流体锁定机构可以由电微处理器（556）或电路控制，该微处理器（556）或电路基于用户输入和动态事件来调节流体锁定机构（50）的锁定强度。