A rear wheel steering apparatus for a vehicle includes: a housing (1) connected via first and second connecting members to a suspension mechanism supporting rear wheels (RL, RR) of a vehicle; an electric motor (3a) accommodated in the housing; a planetary gear mechanism (30) having a sun gear (31) connected to an output shaft (20) of the electric motor, a ring gear (33) non-rotatably supported inside the housing, a planetary gear (32) meshing with the ring gear and the sun gear, and a carrier connected to the planetary gear, and reducing the output of the electric motor; and a linear motion mechanism (3c) having a nut member (36) connected to the planetary gear mechanism and forming the carrier, and a rod (2) screwed to the nut member and connected to the second connecting member, and converting the rotational motion of the nut member into the linear motion of the rod.
REAR WHEEL STEERING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE
HINTERRADLENKVORRICHTUNG FÜR EIN FAHRZEUG
APPAREIL DE DIRECTION DE ROUE ARRIÈRE POUR VÉHICULE
2017-11-22
Patent
Electronic Resource
English