Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
1. Four-valve mechanism
The valve mechanism of the diesel engine is basically the same as the one on the gasoline engine. However, some valve mechanisms are distinctive to the engine. The ...
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Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
1. Description
The tilt steering mechanism allows selection of the steering wheel position (in the vertical direction) to match the driver's driving posture. The tilt steering mechanisms are classified into the ...
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Thursday, May 27th, 2010
The valve mechanism opens or closes the intake valve and exhaust valve at the proper timing in order to draw the air-fuel mixture into the cylinder and discharge the combustion ...
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Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
There is a scissors gear (sub-gear) on the driven gear of the camshaft for the compact DOHC which serves to reduce gear noise associated with changes in torque. The sub-gear ...
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Monday, May 10th, 2010
When a vehicle involved in a collision, this mechanism helps prevent the steering main shaft from injuring the driver in two ways: by the breaking at the time of the ...
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Sunday, April 11th, 2010
1. General
This mechanism is provided to reduce brake pedal kickback, thereby improving pedal "feel", by causing only half of the feedback pressure to be applied to the pedal (the other ...
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Sunday, February 21st, 2010
This is a theft deterrent feature that disables the steering wheel by locking the steering main shaft to the column tube when the ignition key is pulled out. There are ...
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Sunday, January 31st, 2010
Shift lever lock systems are adopted to prevent mis-operation of the shift lever. With this mechanism, when the shift lever is in the "P" range, the shift lever cannot move ...
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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
The LSD is a mechanism that limits the differential when one of the wheels begins to slip and generates an appropriate drive force in the other wheel to allow the ...
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