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. Read more What is Power Steering?
What is a Flow control valve & control spool?
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 the volume of fluid Read more What is a Flow control valve & control spool?
What is Steering Linkage?
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 must accurately transmit Read more What is Steering Linkage?
Power Tilt and Power Telescopic Steering Column
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 Read more Power Tilt and Power Telescopic Steering Column
Concepts of suspension Springs
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, the object will return to Read more Concepts of suspension Springs
Brake Operations
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 the master cylinder Read more Brake Operations
Shift Valve
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 applied on the Read more Shift Valve
What is a Brake Booster ?
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 the pedal Read more What is a Brake Booster ?
Tandem Brake Booster
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 applied
The air valve Read more Tandem Brake Booster
Reaction mechanism of Brake Pedal
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 half being Read more Reaction mechanism of Brake Pedal