Archive for April, 2010
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
1. Description
To improve driving comfort, most modern automobiles have wide, lowpressure tires which increase the tire-to-road surface contact area. As a result of this, more steering effort is required. Steering ...
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Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
The discharge volume of the vane pump increases proportionately as engine speed rises. The amount of steering assist provided by the power piston of the power cylinder is determined by ...
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Saturday, April 24th, 2010
1. Description
A steering linkage is a combination of the rods and arms that transmit the movement of the steering gear to the left and right front wheels. The steering linkage ...
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Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
1. Description
This type of steering column adjusts the tilt mechanism and telescopic mechanism electrically. A motor is used for each mechanism, and operations with a switch.
2. Construction
The power tilt mechanism ...
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Monday, April 19th, 2010
1. Elasticity
If a force (load) is applied to an object made of a material such as rubber, it will create stress (deformation) in that object. When that force is released, ...
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Thursday, April 15th, 2010
When the brake pedal is depressed, the force is transmitted via the push rod to the master cylinder where the piston is pushed.
The force of the hydraulic pressure generated inside ...
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Thursday, April 15th, 2010
1. Roles of components
The gears are shifted by switching the operation of the clutches and brakes. The shift valves switch the fluid passage that causes the hydraulic pressure to be ...
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Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
1. General
The brake booster is a device that utilizes the difference between the engine vacuum and the atmospheric pressure to generate a strong force (power boost) that is proportional to ...
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Monday, April 12th, 2010
A tandem brake booster is a device that has two vacuum chambers positioned in series and obtains a large power boost without having to increase the piston's size.
1. Brakes not ...
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