Title:
HUB UNIT WITH STEERING FUNCTION AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2021084501
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a hub unit with a steering function and a vehicle equipped with the same that can take an optimal steering angle and prevent deterioration of riding comfort due to increase of an unsprung load and further can reduce modifications at the vehicle side and reduce adjustment man-hours or the like during assembly.SOLUTION: A hub unit 1 with a steering function is a hub unit with a steering function configured to steer a rear wheel. The hub unit includes: a hub unit body 2 including a hub bearing 15 supporting the rear wheel; a unit support member 3 disposed at an unsprung portion of a rigid axle suspension Rs that is disposed in a vehicle body and supporting the hub unit body 2 such that the hub unit body is rotatable around a turning axis extending in vertical direction; and a steering actuator 5 configured to drive the hub unit body 2 such that the hub unit body rotates around the turning axis. The steering actuator 5 is disposed in the vehicle body 10a.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Inventors:
OHATA YUSUKE
OBA HIROKAZU
OBA HIROKAZU
Application Number:
JP2019214108A
Publication Date:
June 03, 2021
Filing Date:
November 27, 2019
Export Citation:
Assignee:
NTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD
International Classes:
B62D7/18; B60B35/02; B60G9/04; B62D5/04; B62D7/09
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shuji Sugimoto
Kenro Tsutsumi
Daisuke Kaneko
Hiroki Taniguchi
Kenichi Nakata
Yuka Kobayashi
Shinji Nakao
Masashi Noda
Kenro Tsutsumi
Daisuke Kaneko
Hiroki Taniguchi
Kenichi Nakata
Yuka Kobayashi
Shinji Nakao
Masashi Noda