Steer angle adjusting apparatus for vehicle
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A steer angle adjusting apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
- steer angle adjusting means capable of independently adjusting the respective steer angles of right and left wheels of the vehicle in addition to steering operation of both the wheels by a steering wheel;
running condition detecting means for detecting a running condition of the vehicle; and
control means for controlling said steer angle adjusting means in accordance with the detected running condition.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A steer angle adjusting apparatus for a vehicle is arranged such that the respective steer angles of right and left steered wheels of the vehicle which are steered by a steering device are adjusted independently of each other by a steer angle adjusting mechanism. A running condition of the vehicle is detected by running condition detectors, and the steer angle adjusting mechanism is controlled by a controller in accordance with the detected running condition. Accordingly, the steering stability is improved irrespective of the running condition of the vehicle.
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A steer angle adjusting apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
-
steer angle adjusting means capable of independently adjusting the respective steer angles of right and left wheels of the vehicle in addition to steering operation of both the wheels by a steering wheel; running condition detecting means for detecting a running condition of the vehicle; and control means for controlling said steer angle adjusting means in accordance with the detected running condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
-
-
9. A steered wheel steer angle adjusting apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
-
steering means including a steering wheel and giving a steer angle to each of the right and left steered wheels of the vehicle through the operation of said steering wheel; steer angle adjusting means capable of adjusting the respective steer angles of said right and left steered wheels independently of each other in addition to steering operation of both the wheels by said steering means; running condition detecting means for detecting a running condition of the vehicle; and control means for controlling said steer angle adjusting means in accordance with the detected running condition during turning of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
-
-
17. A steer wheel adjusting apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
-
steering means including a steering wheel and giving a steer angle to each of the right and left steered wheels of the vehicle through the operation of said steering wheel; steer angle adjusting means capable of adjusting the respective steer angles of said right and left steered wheels independently of each other in addition to steering operation of both the wheels by said steering means; running condition detecting means for detecting a running condition of the vehicle; and control means including means for determining the difference between respective slip angles of said right and left steered wheel, and means for controlling said steer angle adjusting means in accordance with the detected running condition during turning of the vehicle and for minimizing the differences determined by said determining means. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
-
Specification