US4866625A
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Four-wheel drive vehicle having antislip apparatus
Assignee: Aisin AW Co Ltd
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Filing: 1987-06-30
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Granted: 1989-09-12
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Expires: 2007-06-30
Abstract
Abstract A four-wheel drive vehicle having a front- and rear-wheel engaging mechanism designed to enable differential limiting means provided between the front and rear wheels to be controlled over the range from the direct coupling position to the disengaged position through the slip region by the control of the degree of engagement. The vehicle is provided with engaging means for driving the front- and rear-wheel engaging mechanism at a set degree of engagement, wheel acceleration detecting means, reference acceleration detecting means, and control means for controlling the engaging means by setting a degree of engagement on the basis of the result of a comparison between the detected acceleration of rotation of the wheels and the detected reference acceleration. Alternatively, the vehicle is provided with engaging means for driving the front- and rear-wheel engaging mechanism at a set degree of engagement, acceleration detecting means for detecting accelerations of rotation of the front and rear wheels, and control means for controlling the engaging means by setting a degree of engagement on the basis of the result of a comparison between the detected accelerations of rotation of the front and rear wheels. Thus, when the occurrence of slip is detected, the degree of engagement of the front- and rear-wheel engaging mechanism is controlled in accordance with the degree of slip. Accordingly, it is possible to effectively prevent the vehicle from slipping.
Inventors
- 👤 Mutumi Kawamoto
- 👤 Takashi Yamada
- 👤 Mitugu Tatuta
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 10:26
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60K; B60K23/00; B60K23/08; B60K23/0808
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A four-wheel drive vehicle comprising a front- and rear-wheel engaging mechanism designed to enable differential limiting means provided between front and rear wheels of the vehicle to be controlled over a range from a direct coupling position to a disengaged position through a slip region by the control of a degree of engagement; engaging means for driving said front- and rear-wheel engaging mechanism at a set degree of engagement; acceleration detecting means for detecting an acceleration of rotation of the wheels and a reference acceleration acting on the vehicle body; and control means for controlling said engaging means by setting the degree of engagement on the basis of the result of a comparison between the detected acceleration of rotation of the wheels and the acceleration acting on the vehicle body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
130 words
A four-wheel drive vehicle comprising a front- and rear-wheel engaging mechanism designed to enable differential limiting means provided between front and rear wheels of the vehicle to be controlled over a range from a direct coupling position to a disengaged position through a slip region by the control of a degree of engagement; engaging means for driving said front- and rear-wheel engaging mechanism at a set degree of engagement; acceleration detecting means for detecting an acceleration of rotation of the wheels and a reference acceleration acting on the vehicle body; and control means for controlling said engaging means by setting the degree of engagement on the basis of the result of a comparison between the detected acceleration of rotation of the wheels and the acceleration acting on the vehicle body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
A four-wheel drive vehicle according to claim 1, which has a center differential mechanism for absorbing a difference in terms of the radius of rotation between the front and rear wheels, said center differential mechanism being disposed in parallel to said front- and rear-wheel engaging mechanism.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
A four-wheel drive vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said control means has reference data concerning degrees of engagement respectively corresponding to values resulting from the comparison between the acceleration of rotation of the wheels and the reference acceleration and sets a degree of acceleration on the basis of said reference data.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A four-wheel drive vehicle according to claim 3, wherein said comparison values are differences between the acceleration of rotation of the wheels and the reference acceleration.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A four-wheel drive vehicle according to claim 3, wherein said comparison values are ratios of the acceleration of rotation of the wheels and the reference acceleration.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
A four-wheel drive vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said control means has reference data used to obtain a reference acceleration on the basis of a signal detected by the reference acceleration detecting means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
A four-wheel drive vehicle according to claim 6, wherein said reference acceleration detecting means is defined by a throttle sensor, an engine speed sensor and transmission gear position detecting means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A four-wheel drive vehicle according to claim 6, wherein said reference acceleration detecting means is defined by a throttle sensor and a vehicle speed sensor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
A four-wheel drive vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said reference acceleration detecting means is defined by an acceleration sensor.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
A four-wheel drive vehicle according to any one of claim 1, wherein the degree of engagement is set in terms of the duty ratio for driving said engaging means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
54 words
A four-wheel drive vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said acceleration detecting means detects accelerations of rotation of the front and rear wheels, and said control means regards the acceleration of rotation of either the front or rear wheels as the acceleration acting on the vehicle body and compares the accelerations with each other.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
A four-wheel drive vehicle according to claim 11, wherein said control means has reference data concerning degrees of engagement respectively corresponding to values resulting from the comparison between the accelerations of rotation of the front and rear wheels.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
A four-wheel drive vehicle according to claim 12, wherein said comparison values are ratios of the accelerations of rotation of the front and rear wheels.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
A four-wheel drive vehicle according to claim 12, wherein said comparison values are differences between the accelerations of rotation of the front and rear wheels.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
A four-wheel drive vehicle according to claim 11, wherein the degrees of engagement is set in terms of the duty ratio for driving said engaging means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
127 words
A four-wheel drive vehicle comprising: a front- and rear-wheel engaging mechanism designed to enable differential limiting means provided between front and rear wheels of the vehicle to be controlled over a range from a direct coupling position to a disengaged position through a slip region by control of a degree of engagement. engaging means for driving said front- and rear-wheel engaging mechanism at a set degree of engagement; means for detecting an acceleration of rotation of the wheels; means for detecting a reference acceleration indicating an acceleration of the vehicle; and control means for controlling said engaging means by comparing the detected acceleration of rotation of the wheels with the indicated reference acceleration by setting the degree of engagement having a magnitude corresponding to the compared value.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
127 words
A four-wheel drive vehicle comprising: a front- and rear-wheel engaging mechanism designed to enable differential limiting means provided between front and rear wheels of the vehicle to be controlled over a range from a direct coupling position to a disengaged position through a slip region by control of a degree of engagement. engaging means for driving said front- and rear-wheel engaging mechanism at a set degree of engagement; means for detecting an acceleration of rotation of the wheels; means for detecting a reference acceleration indicating an acceleration of the vehicle; and control means for controlling said engaging means by comparing the detected acceleration of rotation of the wheels with the indicated reference acceleration by setting the degree of engagement having a magnitude corresponding to the compared value.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1992-09-11 | 1993-03-13 | 1993-09-12 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1996-09-11 | 1997-03-13 | 1997-09-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2000-09-11 | 2001-03-13 | 2001-09-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |