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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2007
Applicants:
Cedric Chassagnol, Clichy, FR;
Stephane Guegan, Versailles, FR;
Inventors:
Cedric Chassagnol, Clichy, FR;
Stephane Guegan, Versailles, FR;
Assignee:
Renault S.A.S., Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for orientating rear wheels of a vehicle, including: a rear axle fitted with two orientable wheels; an actuator including: a body with a lubricated guide bearing and an actuating member that can move relative to the body, guided by the bearing, and the movements of which orientate the wheels about the vertical of the rear axle; a temperature sensor; and a control circuit for the actuator, configured to lock movements of the actuating member when the temperature determined by the temperature sensor is below a predetermined threshold value.