Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rear wheel toe angle control device
- Patent Title (中): 后轮脚趾角度控制装置
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Application No.: US12412908Application Date: 2009-03-27
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Publication No.: US07871085B2Publication Date: 2011-01-18
- Inventor: Hiroaki Sasaki
- Applicant: Hiroaki Sasaki
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP
- Priority: JP2008-083271 20080327; JP2009-071668 20090324
- Main IPC: B62D6/00
- IPC: B62D6/00

Abstract:
A rear wheel toe angle control device that ensures a stable steering performance even when the cornering powers of laterally opposing rear wheels are different from each other. When a reduction in the cornering power of one of the rear wheels owing to a drop in the tire pressure or a temporary tire is determined, a control unit changes the toe angle of the other rear wheel in a direction to increase the slip angle of thereof, and additionally changes the toe angle of the one rear wheel in a direction to decrease the slip angle of thereof. The combined cornering power of the two rear wheels is maintained at a normal level, and the steering performance of the turning vehicle remains the same. This also contributes to a stable running performance of the vehicle, and a maximization of the total available cornering power of the rear wheels.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090243237A1 REAR WHEEL TOE ANGLE CONTROL DEVICE Public/Granted day:2009-10-01
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