摘要:
A vehicle includes an engine, a pair of side frames extending along a vehicle body in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, a transmission adapted to be axially connected with the engine and adapted to be transversely mounted on the vehicle body, includes an input shaft, an output shaft, a first counter shaft, a second counter shaft, a first gear mechanism, a second gear mechanism, a third gear mechanism, and a transmission case, wherein the first and second gear mechanisms are arranged relatively close to the engine, the third gear mechanism is arranged more remote from the engine than the second gear mechanism, the first counter shaft is arranged above the input shaft and the second counter shaft, and the transmission case forms a cut-out portion at an upper portion of a back wall portion of the transmission case.
摘要:
A vehicle is disclosed having a reduced turning radius comprising a directional wheel assembly for turning the vehicle and a drive wheel assembly for driving the vehicle. The drive wheel assembly has a first and a second drive wheel independently driven by a first and a second motor through a control circuit. A counter-rotation circuit counter-rotates the first and second drive wheels upon a major turning position of the directional wheel assembly to enhance the turning of the vehicle. A reducing circuit reduces the speed of the motors upon a minor turning position of the directional wheel assembly. The vehicle may include a slide mechanism for providing a reduced wheelbase to further reduce the turning radius of the vehicle. One embodiment of the invention includes an improved steering device for controlling the directional wheel assembly.
摘要:
A drive axle assembly includes first and second axleshafts connected to a pair of wheels and a drive mechanism operable to selectively couple a driven input shaft to one or both of the axleshafts. The drive mechanism includes a differential, first and speed changing units, and first and second mode clutches. The first mode clutch is operable in association with the first speed changing unit to increase the rotary speed of the first axleshaft which, in turn, causes a corresponding decrease in the rotary speed of the second axleshaft. The second mode clutch is operable in association with the second speed changing unit to increase the rotary speed of the second axleshaft so as to cause a decrease in the rotary speed of the first axleshaft. A control system controls actuation of both mode clutches.
摘要:
A torque transfer assembly for a motor vehicle comprises a ring gear subassembly and a differential subassembly rotatably supported in said ring gear subassembly, a friction clutch pack for coupling the ring gear subassembly to the differential subassembly, and a hydraulic clutch actuator for selectively frictionally loading the clutch pack. The hydraulic clutch actuator includes a variable pressure relief valve assembly to selectively control the friction clutch pack. The variable pressure relief valve assembly includes a valve closure member, a valve seat complementary to the valve closure member, and a electromagnetic actuator for engaging the valve closure member and urging thereof against the valve seat with an axial force determined by a magnitude of an electric current supplied to the electromagnetic actuator so as to selectively vary a release pressure of the pressure relief valve assembly based on the magnitude of the electric current.
摘要:
A system for controlling torque transfer in a motor vehicle includes a transfer case, a front inter-axle differential unit and a rear inter-axle differential unit. The transfer case is operative for automatically transferring torque between front and rear pairs of wheels. The front inter-axle differential unit is operative for automatically transferring torque between the wheels of the front pair of wheels. The rear inter-axle differential unit is operative for automatically transferring torque between the wheels of the rear pair of wheels. Under extreme operating conditions, the system is operative for delivering substantially all torque to a single tractive wheel.
摘要:
A coupling device to be provided between left and right wheels of a vehicle has an electric motor and a switching mechanism switchable between a starting assistance state in which a torque is transmitted in the same direction of rotation from the electric motor to left and right wheels, and a cornering assistance state in which a torque for acceleration is transmitted from the electric motor to one of the left and right wheels. When the switching state of the switching mechanism is for starting assistance control, lamps in the central indicator of an indicating device are lighted in a number corresponding to the electric current value of the electric motor. When the switching state is for cornering assistance control, the lamps of the left and right indicators corresponding to the outer wheel are lighted in a number corresponding to the electric current value.
摘要:
A difference rotation generating apparatus which generates a difference rotation between the left and right idler wheels by an output torque of an electric motor. When the driving condition of the vehicle is power-off state or when the slip angle is above a predetermined value, a yawing moment to decrease the slip angle is generated by an independent operation of the left and right brakes. When the slip angle is below the predetermined value, the difference rotation generating apparatus is operated to thereby generate the yawing moment to decrease the slip angle.
摘要:
In a coupling device which is disposed between left and right wheels of a vehicle, pair of differential gears are provided. First rotational elements of both the differential gears are coupled to each other, and second rotational elements are respectively coupled to left and right wheels of the vehicle. A third rotational element of one of the differential gears is driven for rotation by a driving source. The third rotational element of the other of the differential gears is made switchable by a switching device between a state in which the third rotational element is prevented from rotating and a state in which the third rotational element is coupled to the first rotational element or the second rotational element of the other of the differential gears. Otherwise, the third rotational element of the other of the differential gears may be arranged to be always prevented from rotating. In this arrangement, the first and second rotational elements of the other of the differential gears are selectively coupled via the switching device to the wheels, or the first rotational element of one of the differential gears is selectively coupled via the switching device to the first and second rotational elements of the other of the differential gears.
摘要:
A driving torque control apparatus has a first differential restraining device which restrains a rotational speed differential between front-left and front-right wheels by adjusting driving torque to be transmitted from a power source mounted on a four-wheel drive vehicle to each of the front-left and front-right wheels, and a second differential restraining device which restrains a rotational speed differential between rear-left and rear-right wheels by adjusting driving torque to be transmitted from the power source to each of the rear-left and rear-right wheels. An adjustment of driving torque by the second differential restraining device is executed in preference to an adjustment of driving torque by the first differential restraining device.
摘要:
A switching synchronous apparatus for a four wheel drive vehicle in which a drive force is transmitted to a driven side differential gear by connecting the drive force of a transfer capable of attaching and detaching the drive force is disclosed. The apparatus comprising a first rotation member provided in the driven side differential gear and connected to a transfer side, a second rotation member provided in the driven side differential gear and to be connected to the first rotation member, and a synchronous connection mechanism provided in the driven side differential gear and synchronously connecting the first rotation member to the second rotation member in relative. Here, the first rotation member and the second rotation member are synchronously connected to each other by the synchronously connecting mechanism and the drive force becomes in a state capable of being transmitted to the second rotation member.