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Apparatus for supporting and driving wheel angular deceleration sensor
Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1985-05-23
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Granted: 1988-08-30
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Expires: 2005-05-23
Abstract
Abstract In a vehicle having a wheel suspended on a body through a suspension device with a damping facility, a sensor having a flywheel and detecting a wheel angular deceleration is supported on the stationary supporting structure of the suspension device which consists of a vehicle body side member and a vehicle body, and a transmission device for connection between the wheel and a drive shaft leading to the sensor is so constructed as to absorb the vertical vibration transmitted from the wheel.
Inventors
- 👤 Tsutomu Hayashi
- 👤 Takeshi Kawaguchi
- 👤 Tetsuo Tsuchida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 15:32
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60T; B60T8/00; B60T8/32; B60T8/72; B60T8/74; B60T8/321; B60T8/3225; B60T8/34; B60T8/42; B60T8/4208; B60T8/4225
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
261 words
An apparatus for supporting and driving a wheel angular deceleration sensor for a vehicle comprising: a suspension device; a wheel suspended on a body of the vehicle through said suspension device with a damping facility, wherein said suspension device includes: a vehicle body side member which constitutes together with the vehicle body a stationary supporting structure and a wheel side member movable in a manner following vertical vibration of said wheel during traveling of the vehicle, said wheel side member constituting together with said wheel a followingly movable structure that is movable relative to the stationary supporting structure, and wherein said stationary supporting structure supports an inertia type wheel angular deceleration sensor having a flywheel, said sensor being connected to said wheel by a transmission device connected between a drive shaft leading to said sensor and said wheel, said transmission device including means for absorbing the vertical vibration transferred from said wheel; a hydraulic braking device for braking said wheel on the followingly movable structure; a master cylinder for outputting braking oil pressure; and an antilock control unit adapted for controlling the output oil pressure of said master cylinder in accordance with the decelerating state of said wheel sensed by said sensor and supplying an adjusted oil pressure to said brake device; wherein said master cylinder and said antilock control unit are supported on said stationary supporting structure, wherein an oil reservoir is supported on the stationary supporting structure, and wherein said antilock control unit is connected with said master cylinder, said oil reservoir, and said braking device through respective pipings.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
261 words
An apparatus for supporting and driving a wheel angular deceleration sensor for a vehicle comprising: a suspension device; a wheel suspended on a body of the vehicle through said suspension device with a damping facility, wherein said suspension device includes: a vehicle body side member which constitutes together with the vehicle body a stationary supporting structure and a wheel side member movable in a manner following vertical vibration of said wheel during traveling of the vehicle, said wheel side member constituting together with said wheel a followingly movable structure that is movable relative to the stationary supporting structure, and wherein said stationary supporting structure supports an inertia type wheel angular deceleration sensor having a flywheel, said sensor being connected to said wheel by a transmission device connected between a drive shaft leading to said sensor and said wheel, said transmission device including means for absorbing the vertical vibration transferred from said wheel; a hydraulic braking device for braking said wheel on the followingly movable structure; a master cylinder for outputting braking oil pressure; and an antilock control unit adapted for controlling the output oil pressure of said master cylinder in accordance with the decelerating state of said wheel sensed by said sensor and supplying an adjusted oil pressure to said brake device; wherein said master cylinder and said antilock control unit are supported on said stationary supporting structure, wherein an oil reservoir is supported on the stationary supporting structure, and wherein said antilock control unit is connected with said master cylinder, said oil reservoir, and said braking device through respective pipings.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
64 words
An apparatus for supporting and driving a wheel angular deceleration sensor according to claim 1, wherein said transmission device comprises a lower rotary shaft connected to said wheel through a first gear mechanism and an upper rotary shaft connected to said drive shaft through a second gear mechanism, said upper and lower rotary shafts being axially slidably connected to each other through a spline.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
An apparatus for supporting and driving a wheel angular deceleration sensor according to claim 2, wherein said upper and lower rotary shafts are supported in a transmission housing which is integrally retained by said wheel side member of said suspension device.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
An apparatus for supporting and driving a wheel angular deceleration sensor according to claim 3, wherein said upper rotary shaft has a portion protruding upwardly from said transmission housing, said portion and said second gear mechanism are enveloped by a cover having at an intermediate portion thereof a flexible bellows.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus for supporting and driving a wheel angular deceleration sensor according to claim 2, wherein said transmission device is accommodated in said suspension device.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
64 words
An apparatus for supporting and driving a wheel angular deceleration sensor according to claim 5, wherein said suspension device consists of a pair of left and right suspension units having a suspension spring and a damping mechanism, and said transmission device is accommodated in one of said suspension units while said suspension spring and said damping mechanism are accommodated in the other suspension unit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
An apparatus for supporting and driving a wheel angular deceleration sensor according to claim 1, wherein said transmission device comprises a transmission cable connected to said wheel and said drive shaft through first and second gear mechanisms, respectively.
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