US4811969A
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Apparatus for controlling a steering angle of a rear wheel
Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1987-06-09
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Granted: 1989-03-14
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Expires: 2007-06-09
Abstract
Abstract This invention provides an apparatus for controlling the steering angle of a rear wheel in which a vehicle speed and a steering angle of a front wheel are detected and a rear wheel is controlled to toe-in in response to the vehicle speed and steering angle of the front wheel during high speed turning. Turning stability and control during high speed turning is improved.
Inventors
- 👤 Mizuho Sugiyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 19:23
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D7/00; B62D7/06; B62D7/14; B62D7/15; B62D7/159; B60; B60G; B60G7/00; B60G7/006; B60G2200/00; B60G2200/40; B60G2200/462; B60G2204/00; B60G2204/10; B60G2204/14; B60G2204/143; B60G2204/40; B60G2204/41; B60G2204/419; B60G2204/4193
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
Apparatus for controlling steering angles of right and left rear wheels comprising: means for detecting a vehicle speed and a steering angle of a front wheel; means responsive to said detecting means for controlling a toe-in quantity of said rear wheels in relation to said vehicle speed and steering angle of said front wheel during high speed turning, said apparatus including means for increasing the toe-in quantity in accordance with an increase of said vehicle speed and said steering angle of said front wheel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
84 words
Apparatus for controlling steering angles of right and left rear wheels comprising: means for detecting a vehicle speed and a steering angle of a front wheel; means responsive to said detecting means for controlling a toe-in quantity of said rear wheels in relation to said vehicle speed and steering angle of said front wheel during high speed turning, said apparatus including means for increasing the toe-in quantity in accordance with an increase of said vehicle speed and said steering angle of said front wheel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
Apparatus for controlling the steering angles of right and left rear wheels according to claim 1, wherein said control means includes means for determining a target steering angle of each rear wheel and for controlling actual detected steering angles toward said target steering angles.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
Apparatus for controlling the steering angles of right and left rear wheels according to claim 1, wherein said apparatus includes means for controlling the rear wheels to be in reverse phase to the front wheel steering angle during low speed turning.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
Apparatus for controlling the steering angles of right and left rear wheels according to claim 1, wherein said apparatus includes means for controlling the rear wheels to toe-out during low speed turning.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
Apparatus for controlling the steering angles of right and left rear wheels according to claim 1, wherein said apparatus includes means for controlling the rear wheels to have a constant toe quantity during low speed turning.
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