DRIVE FORCE REGULATOR FOR VEHICLE

• Main Authors: SAWASE KAORU, IKUSHIMA YOSHIHIRO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 10.09.1996
• Edition: 6
• 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

PURPOSE: To improve a turning characteristic according to the yawing rate of a vehicle and ensure the stability of control by providing a speed changing means to slide a movable sheave on the basis of an increase or decrease amount of change gear ratio from the change gear ratio determined by a change gear ratio determining means. CONSTITUTION: Feed-back control is performed to bring an actual yawing rate γr detected by a yawing rate sensor 41 close to a theoretical yawing rate γo obtained from a steering angle δf detected by a steering angle sensor 40 and car body speed V (Vf R/Vf L). Since movable sheaves 23, 24 of first and second pulleys are slid on the basis of a change gear ratio increase amount Δρ obtained from the feed-back control, moving torque ΔT is regulated between left and right wheels according to the change gear ratio increase or decrease amount Δρand a vehicle is turned with a satisfactory responce property according to the moving torque to improve turning characteristics.