Rear wheels steering apparatus for vehicles
First Claim
1. A rear wheels steering apparatus for a vehicle comprising left rear wheel steering means capable of shifting a left rear wheel in a toe-in direction, right rear wheel steering means capable of shifting a right rear wheel in a toe-in direction, steering operation detecting means for detecting a steering stage of the front wheels of said vehicle and toe control means for actuating one of said left and right rear wheel steering means to shift only one of said left and right rear wheels in a toe-in direction at an initial steering stage of said front wheels in accordance with a detected signal of said steering operation detecting means and actuating at least the other of said left and right rear wheel steering means to shift the other of said left and right rear wheels in a toe-in direction at a later steering stage of said front wheels in accordance with a detected signal of said steering operation detecting means.
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Abstract
A rear wheels steering apparatus for vehicles including a left rear wheel steering device capable of shifting a left rear wheel in a toe-in direction, a right rear wheel steering device capable of shifting a right wheel in a toe-in direction, a steering operation detecting device for detecting a steering stage of the front wheels of the vehicle and a toe control device for actuating one of the left and right rear wheel steering devices to shift one of the left and right rear wheels in a toe-in direction at an initial steering stage of the front wheels in accordance with a detected signal of the steering operation detecting device and actuating at least the other of the left and right rear wheel steering devices to shift the other of the left and right rear wheels in a toe-in direction at a later steering stage of the front wheels in accordance with a detected signal of the steering operation detecting device. The apparatus permits to make it possible to meet requirements for different steering characteristics required at each steering stage of the front wheels for various kinds of vehicles.
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- 1. A rear wheels steering apparatus for a vehicle comprising left rear wheel steering means capable of shifting a left rear wheel in a toe-in direction, right rear wheel steering means capable of shifting a right rear wheel in a toe-in direction, steering operation detecting means for detecting a steering stage of the front wheels of said vehicle and toe control means for actuating one of said left and right rear wheel steering means to shift only one of said left and right rear wheels in a toe-in direction at an initial steering stage of said front wheels in accordance with a detected signal of said steering operation detecting means and actuating at least the other of said left and right rear wheel steering means to shift the other of said left and right rear wheels in a toe-in direction at a later steering stage of said front wheels in accordance with a detected signal of said steering operation detecting means.
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