摘要 |
A hydraulic power steering system for a vehicle comprising a hydraulic fluid displacement pump, operated by a thermal engine of the vehicle and provided with a suction port and a delivery port, a reservoir for collecting said fluid, connected to suction port, a double-acting hydraulic cylinder, capable of controlling direction of front wheels of the vehicle, and a distribution unit fitted with an inlet port, connected to delivery port, a vent port, connected to reservoir and two service ports, connected to respective chambers of hydraulic cylinder; distribution unit comprising a first and a second distributor, respectively controlled by hydraulic cylinder and by a steering wheel of the vehicle and movable with respect to each other; pump being of the variable displacement type and system further comprising a flow request sensor from and to chambers of cylinder and a device for adjusting displacement of pump, controlled by sensor.
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