A vehicle control device incorporating an electric power steering is provided, wherein an extraordinary yaw motion acting on a vehicle is detected and is suppressed or moderated, so that the stability of the vehicle in a straight-ahead steering is improved...

A crankpin 1 of a crankshaft rotatably supports a big end of a connecting rod 4 through a sliding bearing 5 fitted therein. The sectional profile of the crankpin 1 takes the form of a polygon whose profile is made of plural arcs of curvature. When the cran...

The reservoir includes a tank (1) having an inlet (2), and a cap for covering the inlet. The cap further comprises an outer portion (3), an inner portion (4), a labyrinth (5), a protruding portion (8), a vent hole and a check valve (20). The inner portion ...

A power distribution control apparatus determines a command value that corresponds to the driving state of a four-wheel drive vehicle. The vehicle includes a pair of front wheels (5a,5b) and a pair of rear wheels (11a,11b), and a coupling device (7) that c...

A calculator for calculating an opened amount of a throttle valve with high accuracy regardless of voltage fluctuation and noise. The calculator includes a valve sensor (33) for detecting the opened amount of the throttle valve to generate a detection volt...

A vehicle has a transmission apparatus (19) that changes the distribution of power transmitted from a power source (11) to a plurality of wheels (16, 17, 24, 25). The method for distributing power of the vehicle includes detecting the temperature (Tx) of a...

A four-wheel drive vehicle includes a caupling, which varies the distribution ratio of torque to the front wheels and the rear wheels. The distribution ratio of torque to the front wheels and the rear wheels is determined by the engaging force of the coupl...

A drive-force distribution controller for a four-wheel-drive vehicle in which drive force produced by an engine is transmitted directly to front or rear wheels and is transmitted to the remaining wheels via a torque distribution clutch, and the engagement ...