LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL FOR VEHICLE

• Main Authors: NOCHIDA YUICHI, SAWASE KAORU
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 02.07.2002
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; BLASTING; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GEARING; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a limited slip differential for vehicle that can adequately control a binding torque of a center deaf either at a time of starting a car in a low μ road or making a side turn by precisely determining a side turn. SOLUTION: When a steering angle θs is more than a specified value αwhile a side brake is operated, or the side brake is under operation and the steering angle velocity Dθs is larger than a specified value β, a switch 106 is turned off by operating a ST response torque controller 108 to set 0 as a final constraint torque T final. At a time of making a side turn, together with an operation of the side brake, since a quick operation must be made to induce a side turn, a steering angle θs becomes either more than a specified value αor a steering angle velocity Dθs becomes more than a specified value β, or at least either one of the phenomena certainly comes into being, and it becomes possible to determine a side turn without failure based on it.