Control device and turning device
US-2020391796-A1 · Dec 17, 2020 · US
Steering system
US11697453B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11697453-B2 |
| Application number | US-202117389566-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jul 30, 2021 |
| Priority date | Aug 6, 2020 |
| Publication date | Jul 11, 2023 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2023 |
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A steering system including a plurality of steering devices respectively provided for a plurality of steerable wheels that belong to at least one of a front-wheel side and a rear-wheel side of a vehicle, wherein the plurality of steering devices respectively include a plurality of steering actuators, and wherein each of at least one of the plurality of steering actuators is disposed on an inner side of a corresponding one of side members of the vehicle.
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What is claimed is: 1. A steering system including a plurality of steering devices respectively provided for a plurality of steerable wheels that belong to at least one of a front-wheel side and a rear-wheel side of a vehicle, wherein the plurality of steering devices respectively include a plurality of steering actuators, wherein each of at least one of the plurality of steering actuators is disposed on an inner side of a corresponding one of side members of the vehicle, wherein the plurality of steerable wheels include front left and right wheels that belong to the front-wheel side, wherein the plurality of steering devices include front-wheel-side left and right steering devices respectively provided for the front left and right wheels, wherein each of the front left and right wheels is supported, via a corresponding one of suspension arms, by a corresponding one of body members that include the side members so as to be movable in an up-down direction relative to the corresponding one of the body members, wherein the front-wheel-side left and right steering devices respectively include tie rods each of which connects an output shaft of a corresponding one of the plurality of steering actuators and a corresponding one of the front left and right wheels, and wherein each of the tie rods is disposed such that the corresponding one of the front left and right wheels is toed out when moved in the up-down direction relative to the corresponding one of the body members. 2. The steering system according to claim 1 , wherein each of the tie rods has a length greater than a length of the corresponding one of the suspension arms and is disposed forward of the corresponding one of the suspension arms. 3. A steering system including a plurality of steering devices respectively provided for a plurality of steerable wheels that belong to at least one of a front-wheel side and a rear-wheel side of a vehicle, wherein the plurality of steering devices respectively include a plurality of steering actuators, wherein each of at least one of the plurality of steering actuators is disposed on an inner side of a corresponding one of side members of the vehicle, wherein the plurality of steerable wheels include rear left and right wheels that belong to the rear-wheel side, wherein the plurality of steering devices include rear-wheel-side left and right steering devices respectively provided for the rear left and right wheels, wherein each of the rear left and right wheels is supported, via a corresponding one of suspension arms, by a corresponding one of body members that include the side members so as to be movable in an up-down direction relative to the corresponding one of the body members, wherein the rear-wheel-side left and right steering devices respectively include tie rods each of which connects an output shaft of a corresponding one of the plurality of steering actuators and a corresponding one of the rear left and right wheels, and wherein each of the tie rods is disposed such that the corresponding one of the rear left and right wheels is toed in when moved in the up-down direction relative to the corresponding one of the body members. 4. He steering system according to claim 3 , wherein each of the tie rods has a length greater than a length of the corresponding one of the suspension arms and is disposed backward of the corresponding one of the suspension arms. 5. The steering system according to claim 1 , further including a controller configured to control the plurality of steering actuators, wherein the controller includes a toe-angle reducing controller configured to control the at least one of the plurality of steering actuators to reduce a toe angle of at least one of the steerable wheels that corresponds to the at least one of the plurality of steering actuators. 6. The steering system according to claim 3 , further including a controller configured to control the plurality of steering actuators, wherein the controller includes a toe-angle reducing controller configured to control the at least one of the plurality of steering actuators to reduce a toe angle of at least one of the steerable wheels that corresponds to the at least one of the plurality of steering actuators.
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- B62D5/0418Primary
Electric motor acting on road wheel carriers · CPC title
- B62D5/0457Primary
characterised by control features of the drive means as such · CPC title
- B62D5/04Primary
electrical, e.g. using an electric servo-motor connected to, or forming part of, the steering gear · CPC title
Controlling other elements · CPC title
steerable · CPC title
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- What does patent US11697453B2 cover?
- A steering system including a plurality of steering devices respectively provided for a plurality of steerable wheels that belong to at least one of a front-wheel side and a rear-wheel side of a vehicle, wherein the plurality of steering devices respectively include a plurality of steering actuators, and wherein each of at least one of the plurality of steering actuators is disposed on an inner…
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- Toyota Motor Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B62D5/0418. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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- Publication date Tue Jul 11 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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