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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2023
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Inventor:
Hideki Fukudome, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/32 (2006.01); B60T 7/20 (2006.01); B60T 13/68 (2006.01); B60W 10/188 (2012.01); B60W 30/045 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/323 (2013.01); B60T 7/20 (2013.01); B60T 13/686 (2013.01); B60W 10/188 (2013.01); B60W 30/045 (2013.01); B60W 2300/14 (2013.01); B60W 2520/22 (2013.01); B60W 2710/182 (2013.01);
Abstract
A deceleration turning assistance device, includes: braking devices respectively provided at each of a left wheel and a right wheel of a towed vehicle that is configured to be pivotably coupled to a towing vehicle via a coupling portion; and a braking force difference generating portion that, in a case of decelerated turning in a state in which the towed vehicle is coupled to the towing vehicle, is configured to generate a left-right braking force difference between the braking devices in accordance with a hitch angle between the towing vehicle and the towed vehicle so as to decrease the hitch angle.