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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 1991
Filed:
Mar. 28, 1990
Susumu Oda, Toyota, JP;
Junichi Miyagi, Okazaki, JP;
Hidemi Masuda, Toyota, JP;
Keiichi Nakamura, Kariya, JP;
Kunihiko Eto, Toyota, JP;
Kiyotaka Kato, Nishio, JP;
Keiji Suzuki, Okazaki, JP;
Akira Ohnishi, Okazaki, JP;
Kozo Ohno, Okazaki, JP;
Fumio Ukai, Okazaki, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Toyoda Koki Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A four-wheel steering system for an automotive vehicle in which a cable linkage is adapted to operatively interconnect front and rear wheel steering mechanisms. The cable linkage is provided with a displacement transmitting mechanism which includes an input element operatively connected to a front lateral bar in the front wheel steering mechanism through the cable linkage, an output element operatively connected to the rear wheel steering mechanism, and a spring element disposed between the input and output elements to transmit displacement of the input element to the output element without any deflection in a condition where the output element is freely movable and to absorb displacement of the input element in a condition where the output element is restrained by an excessive load applied thereto from the rear wheel steering mechanism.