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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 1986
Filed:
Nov. 21, 1984
Akira Hasegawa, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A power steering apparatus which includes an input member rotatably mounted in a valve housing, an output member rotatably mounted in a gear housing integral with the valve housing and arranged coaxially with the input member, a valve rotor integral with the input member, a valve sleeve rotatably mounted in the valve housing and arranged in surrounding relationship with the valve rotor, the valve sleeve being connected integrally with the output member to cooperate with the valve rotor for selectively directing fluid under pressure to opposite ends of a hydraulic power cylinder in response to relative rotation between the input and output members, a cam follower element axially movable in an internal axial bore in the output member and being engaged at one end thereof with the inner end of the input member for permitting relative rotation of the input and output members upon the application of a predetermined torque to the input member, and a pressure mechanism arranged to apply fluid under pressure responsive to the vehicle speed to the other end of the cam follower element for effecting the resistance to relative rotation of the input and output members in accordance with an increase in vehicle speed.