Motor vehicles – Steering gear – Power assist alarms or disablers
Patent
1997-11-28
2000-01-11
Mai, Lanna
Motor vehicles
Steering gear
Power assist alarms or disablers
180422, 701 43, B62D 530
Patent
active
060125411
ABSTRACT:
A failure detection system for detecting an operational failure of a rack and pinion type of hydraulically controlled power steering system which employs a power cylinder to assist the driver in manipulating front wheels of the vehicle by utilizing hydraulic pressure applied to a steering gear connected to the front wheels utilizes a pressure switch for detecting a specified level of oil pressure provided by the power cylinder to be at operational failure when the vehicle speed remains higher than a specified speed for a specified time period, the pressure switch detects the specified level of hydraulic pressure.
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Nishioka Futoshi
Umayahara Kenji
Abrams Hugh A.
Fischer Andrew J.
Mai Lanna
Mazda Motor Corporation
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