Patent ID: 6202781
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: B60K,B62D

Abstract:
A power steering device for vehicles which comprises:an axle case for housing a differential gear device and a pair of right and left axles extending from the differential gear device;a first bracket attached to the axle case and extending therefrom in one direction longitudinal of the vehicle body;a second bracket spaced from the first bracket axially of the axle case and attached to the axle case so as to extend in the same direction as the first bracket;a wheel steering generator positioned at said longitudinal direction side relative to the axle case and comprising a cylinder and a pair of right and left piston rods projecting from the cylinder;the cylinder being supported in parallel to the axis of the axles by the first and second brackets;steering knuckles supported at their outer ends by steering wheels and connected at their inner ends to the axle case rotatably around king pins;tie rods connected at their outer ends to the inner ends of the steering knuckles and extending at their inner ends towards the inner ends of the axles;coupling members for the tie rods and the piston rod, each coupling member provided in parallel with said longitudinal direction and having first and second connecting points at a designated interval, said first connecting being located closer to the axle than is said second connecting point, wherein the inner end of the tie rod is rotatably connected to the first connecting point, and the outer end of the piston rod is connected to the second connecting pointa guide bar positioned in parallel with the pair of piston rods and fixed thereto to cooperate with the piston rods; andsupport members attached to the axle case and extending to the guide bar so as to support the guide bar in such a way that the guide bar is slidable with the piston rods but not tiltable vertically.