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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2008
Yutaka Horiuchi, Wako, JP;
Yutaka Horiuchi, Wako, JP;
Honta Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a rear wheel toe angle variable control system-equipped vehicle that is capable of assisting the steering of the front wheels by a power steering system mounted therein without deteriorating the steering feeling experienced by the vehicle operator even when the rear wheels have been steered. The rear wheel steering vehicle () of the present invention comprises a steering wheel () for steering right and left front wheels (R,L), a power steering system () for providing an assist force so as to assist steering of the right and left front wheels (R,L) according to operation of the steering wheel (), and a rear wheel toe angle variable control system () for changing toe angles of right and left rear wheels (R,L) in a same or opposite phase relationship relative to the right and left front wheels (R,L) or in a toe-in or toe-out relationship by individually controlling actuation of right and left actuators (R,L) mounted for the right and left rear wheels (R,L), respectively, wherein the power steering system () changes the assist force according to the toe angles of the right and left rear wheels (R,L).