摘要 |
PURPOSE: To guarantee sure return of rear wheels to the neutral position at the failure of a steering system by connecting a hudraulic cylinder having the returning mechanism of a rear wheel steering device to a rear wheel through a regulating member constituted of a tie-rod and a steering lever, and arranging the regulating member on the fixed position. CONSTITUTION: A wheel guide linkage 6 constituted of first oblique link arms 7 and second link arms 8 in the longitudinal direction of an automobile is combined with a lateral pipe 9 supported with the body through bearings 13 and the like, and the respective link arms 7, 8 are combined with each other through guide parts 18. A wheel carrier 17 is combined with journaling arms 20, 21 branched up and down from the guide part 18 by hinge. A rear wheel steering device 1 is provided with a hydraulic cylinder 4 having a returning mechanism 5 connected to rear wheels 2, 2a through regulating members A. The regulating member A is constituted of a tie-rod 26, 28 and a steering lever 27, 29, and it is held capably of rotating centering around the steering axis 24. |