Ntn Corporation

Satoshi Utsunomiya

Hirokazu Ooba

Tomomi Ishikawa

Tomoaki Makino

Koji Akiyoshi

Kentaro Nishikawa

Katsuaki Sasaki

Yusuke Ohata

Norio Ishihara

Tatsuo Kawase

Takashi Nozaki

Taisuke Igi

Tomohiro Sugai

Takahiro Wakuda

Kazunori Inamasu

Yuu Matsumoto

Provided is a steering system capable of enhancing traveling stability when a vehicle drives straight and improving small-turn performance. The steering system includes: a first steering device; a second steering device including a mechanical section configured to individually steer each of left and right wheels by driving a steering actuator and a control section configured to control the steering actuator; and a vehicle information detection section configured to detect a velocity of the vehicle and a steering angle. The control section includes a turning angle control module configured to control the steering actuator pursuant to a predetermined rule in accordance with the velocity of the vehicle and the steering angle so as to control turning angles of the left and right wheels.

Steering system and vehicle equipped with same

Provided are a steering function-equipped hub unit that has a simple structure, high rigidity and a reduced size, a steering system, as well as a vehicle including the steering function-equipped hub unit. The steering function-equipped hub unit includes: a hub unit main body including a hub bearing supporting a wheel; a unit support member provided to a knuckle of a suspension device and rotatably supporting the hub unit main body about a turning axis extending in a vertical direction; and a steering actuator configured to rotationally drive the hub unit main body about the turning axis. The hub unit main body is supported by the unit support member through a preloaded rolling bearing.

Hub unit with steering function, steering system, and vehicle

Provided is a turning function-equipped having a reduced size and having improved strength to an external shock force and improved reliability. The turning function-equipped hub unit includes: a hub unit main body; a unit support member; and a turning actuator. The unit support member is provided to a chassis frame component. The unit support member includes an abutment part with which a part of the hub unit main body is brought into abutment in a vertical direction during non-normal time, the abutment part being separated from the hub unit main body in the vertical direction during normal time, and the non-normal time in which the abutment is caused, is a time when an impact load equal to or greater than a predetermined value acts on the hub unit main body in the vertical direction due to an external force from the wheel.

Hub unit having steering function, and vehicle provided with said hub unit

A supplemental turning function-equipped hub unit includes: a hub unit body including a hub bearing; and a unit support member configured to be mounted through a suspension device, the unit support member supporting the hub unit body through rotation-permitting support components at two upper and lower portions of the hub unit body such that the hub unit body is rotatable about a supplemental turning axis. A supplemental turning force receiving part is provided on a side part of the hub unit body, which part is configured to receive a force that causes the hub unit body to rotate about the supplemental turning axis.

Supplemental turning function-equipped hub unit and vehicle

Plating 5 having good slide friction characteristics is applied onto the pocket surfaces 4a1, 4a2, which are opposite each other in the circumferential direction of the pockets 4a of the carrier and onto the end face 4a3 in the axial direction. It is possible to improve the lubrication conditions at the contacting area of the outer circumferential surface of the planetary rollers and the pocket surface 4a1 of the carrier 4 by coating the plating 5 having good slide friction characteristics onto the pocket surfaces 4a1,4a2 of the pocket 4 of the carrier 4 and further onto the end face 4a3. That is, the friction force at the contacting area is able to be decreased by the plating 5 having good friction characteristics, whereby even in a case where the contacting area is lubricated with a little lubricant, thermal deterioration of the lubricant due to heat generation of the contacting area is suppressed and good lubrication actions can be expected.

Planetary roller type power transmission device

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Iwata, Japan

Satoshi Utsunomiya