US4830131A
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Variable assist power steering system
Assignee: Nissan Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1988-02-01
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Granted: 1989-05-16
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Expires: 2008-02-01
Abstract
Abstract A circuit arrangement is proposed whereby a bypass flow coming out of one portion of a fluid flow distributor circuit of a power steering system during clockwise turning of a steering wheel and another bypass flow coming out another portion of the fluid flow distributor circuit during counterclockwise turning of the steering wheel are directed toward a fluid reservoir after passing through an externally controlled variable flow orifice.
Inventors
- 👤 Makato Miyoshi
- 👤 Koh Uchida
- 👤 Takashi Kurihara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 14:06
CPC Classifications
F; F15; F15B; F15B11/00; F15B11/006; B; B62; B62D; B62D6/00; F15B2211/00; F15B2211/30; F15B2211/305; F15B2211/3056; F15B2211/30565; F15B2211/30575; F15B2211/31; F15B2211/3105; F15B2211/3116; F15B2211/3144; F15B2211/35; F15B2211/353; F15B2211/40; F15B2211/405; F15B2211/40515; F15B2211/45; F15B2211/60; F15B2211/63
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
A variable assist power steering system for a vehicle including a steering wheel, a hydraulic fluid source, a fluid reservoir, a hydraulic pressure operated power cylinder adapted to be connected to a steering linkage, comprising: a control valve including a fluid flow distributor circuit conected between the fluid source and the fluid reservoir to produce a pressure differential in the power cylinder in response to a steering torque by the steering wheel; and a circuit arrangement whereby a bypass flow comming out of one portion of the fluid flow distributor circuit during clockwise turning of the steering wheel and another bypass flow coming out another portion of the fluid flow distributor circuit during counterclockwise turning of the steering wheel are directed toward the fluid reservoir after passing through an externally controlled variable flow orifice which has an orifice flow area variable in response to some other variable different from the steering torque.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
A variable assist power steering system for a vehicle including a steering wheel, a hydraulic fluid source, a fluid reservoir, a hydraulic pressure operated power cylinder adapted to be connected to a steering linkage, comprising: a control valve including a fluid flow distributor circuit conected between the fluid source and the fluid reservoir to produce a pressure differential in the power cylinder in response to a steering torque by the steering wheel; and a circuit arrangement whereby a bypass flow comming out of one portion of the fluid flow distributor circuit during clockwise turning of the steering wheel and another bypass flow coming out another portion of the fluid flow distributor circuit during counterclockwise turning of the steering wheel are directed toward the fluid reservoir after passing through an externally controlled variable flow orifice which has an orifice flow area variable in response to some other variable different from the steering torque.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A variable assist power steering system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said circuit arrangement comprisesa a change-over valve disposed upstream of said externally controlled variable flow orifice.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
131 words
A variable assist power steering system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said change-over valve is shiftable from a spring set portion to one of second and third positions in response to a pressure differential created in said fluid flow distributor circuit, and in the second position thereof, a bypass flow coming out of the portion of said fluid flow distributor circuit during clockwise turning of the steering wheel is allowed to pass through said externally controlled variable flow orifice in one direction and then to the fluid reservoir, whereas in the third position thereof, another bypass flow coming out of the another portion of the fluid distributor circuit is allowed to pass through the externally controlled variable flow orifice in the same one direction and then to the fluid reservoir.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A variable assist power steering system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said change-over valve is of the normally closed type.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
A variable assist power steering system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said change-over valve includes a spool movable in response to a pressure differential created between the one and the another portions of the fluid flow distributor circuit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A variable assist power steering system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said change-over valve includes a spool movable in response to said pressure differential created in the power cylinder.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A variable assist power steering system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said change-over valve is of the normally open type.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
60 words
A variable assist power steering system as claimed in claim 7, wherein said change-over valve includes a spool formed with an axial through passage which provides a restricted fluid flow communication between two pressure chambers separated by said spool, whereby a presure differential between said pressure chambers is temporarily maintained to cause a bias to the movement of said spool.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
A variable assist power steering system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said circuit arrangement comprises one-way check valves which are disposed between the one and another portions of the fluid flow distributor circuit.
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