Variable-assist power steering apparatus

Details Variable-assist power steering apparatus Variable-assist power steering apparatus

1996-06-25

1998-05-26

Avila, Stephen

Motor vehicles

Steering gear

With fluid power assist

B62D 506

Patent

active

057553009

ABSTRACT:
An oil volume control valve 100 is arranged between a power cylinder 10 and an oil passage change valve in a parallel manner. The compressed oil of chamber 11 or 13 of a power cylinder can be bypassed toward a tank 50 through bi-directional orifices 136, 138 of a spool 130 depending on the position of the spool 130. The opening degree of the orifices 136, 138 is controlled by the speed and steering velocity of the vehicle.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4678052 (1987-07-01), Suzuki et al.
patent: 4681184 (1987-07-01), Suzuki et al.
patent: 5135068 (1992-08-01), Emori et al.
patent: 5511630 (1996-04-01), Kohata et al.

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