Four-wheel steering system for automotive vehicles
US5033568A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D7/1536
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A four-wheel steering system for an automotive vehicle in which a cable linkage is adapted to operatively interconnect front and rear wheel steering mechanisms. The cable linkage is provided with a displacement transmitting mechanism which includes an input element operatively connected to a front lateral bar in the front wheel steering mechanism through the cable linkage, an output element operatively connected to the rear wheel steering mechanism, and a spring element disposed between the input and output elements to transmit displacement of the input element to the output element without any deflection in a condition where the output element is freely movable and to absorb displacement of the input element in a condition where the output element is restrained by an excessive load applied thereto from the rear wheel steering mechanism.
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