Motor vehicles – Having four wheels driven – With differential means for driving two wheel sets at...
Patent
1999-11-16
2000-08-22
Swann, J. J.
Motor vehicles
Having four wheels driven
With differential means for driving two wheel sets at...
180 644, 180 628, 180243, 180 652, B60K 17344, B62D 1124
Patent
active
061057045
ABSTRACT:
This is a connecting device (7) to be interposed between left and right wheels (5L, 5R) of a vehicle. It enables to perform a starting assistance control, a cornering control to improve the cornering performance by positively generating a difference rotation between left and right wheels, and a differential limiting control for restricting the difference rotation between the left and right wheels. There are provided: a differential gear (8) having a first rotational element (8a), and second and third rotational elements (8b, 8c) so arranged that, when one of them rotates in the forward direction relative to the first rotational element (8a), the other thereof rotates in the reverse direction; and a driving source (9) connected to the first rotational element (8a). One of the second and third rotational elements, e.g., the third rotational element (8c) is coupled to one (5R) of the rear wheels via the first power transmission system (10), and the second rotational element (8b) is coupled to the other (5L) of the rear wheels via second and third power transmission systems (11, 12) which are selectively established via a switching means (13). The gear ratios of both the first and second power transmission systems (10, 11) are identically set, and the gear ratio of the third power transmission system (12) is set so as to be opposite in direction to, but be equal in absolute value to, the above-mentioned gear ratio.
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Arai Kentaro
Hamada Tetsuro
Hashizume Isamu
Kanamaru Yoshihiro
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Swann J. J.
Zeender F.
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