外文翻譯--懸架與轉向系統(tǒng)-懸架與轉向系統(tǒng)的基本組成與類型

1、<p><b>　　附 錄</b></p><p><b>　　附錄A</b></p><p>　　Basic Parts and Types of the Suspension and Steering Systems</p><p>　　Suspension System</p><p&

2、gt;　　If a vehicle's axles were bolted directly to its frame or body, every rough spot in the road would transmit a jarring force throughout the vehicle. Riding would be uncomfortable, and handling at freeway speeds w

3、ould be impossible. The fact that the modern vehicle rides and handles well is a direct result of a suspension system.</p><p>　　Even though the tires and wheels must follow the road contour, the body should

4、be influenced as little as possible [1]. The purpose of any suspension system is to allow the body of the vehicle to travel forward with a minimum amount of up-and-down movement. The suspension should also permit the veh

5、icle to make turns without excessive body roll or tire skidding.</p><p>　　Suspension System Components</p><p>　　Vehicle Frame</p><p>　　A vehicle's frame or body must form a rigi

6、d structural foundation and provide solid anchorage points for the suspension system. There are two types of vehicle construction in common use today: body-over-frame construction, which uses a separate steel frame to wh

7、ich the body is bolted at various points and unibody construction, in which the body sections serve as structural members. Unibody construction is the most common, but body-over-frame construction is still used on pickup

8、 trucks and large </p><p><b>　　Springs</b></p><p>　　The springs are the most obvious part of the suspension system. Every vehicle has a spring of some kind between the frame or body

9、and the axles. There are three types of springs in general use today: leaf spring, coil spring, and torsion bar. Two different types of springs can be used on one vehicle. Air springs were once used in place of the other

10、 types of springs, but are now obsolete. Many modern vehicles have air-operated suspensions, but they are used to supplement the springs.</p><p>　　Shock Absorbers</p><p>　　When the vehicle is tr

11、aveling forward on a level surface and the wheels strike a bump, the spring is rapidly compressed (coil springs) or twisted (leaf springs and torsion bars). The spring will attempt to return to its normal loaded length.

12、In so doing, it will rebound, causing the body of the vehicle to be lifted. Since the spring has stored energy, it will rebound past its normal length. The upward movement of the vehicle also assists in rebounding past t

13、he spring's normal length.</p><p>　　The weight of the vehicle then pushes the spring down after the spring rebounds. The weight of the vehicle will push the spring down, but since the vehicle is travelin

14、g downward, the energy built up by the descending body will push the spring below its normal loaded height. This causes the spring to rebound again. This process, called spring oscillation, gradually diminishes until the

15、 vehicle is finally still. Spring oscillation can affect handling and ride quality and must be controlled.</p><p>　　Air Shock Absorbers</p><p>　　Some suspension systems incorporate two adjustabl

16、e air shock absorbers that are attached to the rear suspension and connected to an air valve with flexible tubing.</p><p>　　Air operated shock absorbers have hydraulic dampening systems which operate in the

17、same manner as those on conventional shocks. In addition, they contain a sealed air chamber, which is acted on by pressure from a height control sensor. Varying the pressure to the air chamber causes the air shock to inc

18、rease or decrease its length or operating range.</p><p>　　Air pressure is delivered to the air shocks through plastic tubing. The tubing connects the shocks to an air valve. Air pressure for raising the shoc

19、ks is generally obtained from an outside source, such as a service station compressor, and is admitted through the air valve. To deplete the shocks of unwanted air (lower vehicle curb height), the air valve core is depre

20、ssed, allowing air to escape.</p><p>　　Control Arms</p><p>　　All vehicles have either control arms or struts to keep the wheel assembly in the proper position. The control arms and struts allow

21、the wheel to move up and down while preventing it from moving in any other direction. The wheel will tend to move in undesirable directions whenever the vehicle is accelerated, braked, or turned. Vehicle suspensions may

22、have control arms only or a combination of control arms and struts. </p><p>　　Types of the Suspension </p><p>　　Front Suspension Systems</p><p>　　Almost all modern front suspen

23、sion systems are independent. With an independent suspension, each front wheel is free to move up and down with a minimum effect on the other wheel. In an independent suspension system, there is also far less twisting mo

24、tion imposed on the frame than in a system with a solid axle. Nevertheless, a few off-road, four wheel drive vehicles and large trucks continue to use a solid axle front suspension. The two major types of independent fro

25、nt suspension are the conventi</p><p>　　Conventional Front Suspension In the conventional front suspension system, one or two control arms are used at each wheel. In most systems, the coil springs are mount

26、ed between the vehicle's frame and the lower control arm. In older systems, coil springs are mounted between the upper control arm and vehicle body. In a torsion bar front suspension system, the lower arm moves upwar

27、d, it twists the torsion bar. </p><p>　　Coil Spring Front Suspension Fig.11-1 shows a typical independent front suspension that uses rubber bushing control arm pivots. The top of the coil spring rests in a

28、cup-like spot against the frame (unshown). The bottom of the coil spring is supported by a pad on the lower control arm. The top of each shock absorber is fastened to the frame; the bottom is attached to the lower contro

29、l arm.</p><p>　　Torsion Bar Front Suspension A torsion bar is located on each side of the frame in the front of the vehicle. The lower control arm is attached to the free end of the torsion bar. When the wh

30、eel is driven upward, the lower control arm moves upward, twisting the long spring steel bar.</p><p>　　Macpherson Strut Front Suspension Most modern vehicles, especially those with front-wheel drive, use th

31、e MacPherson strut front suspension systems, Fig.11-2. Note that the MacPherson strut contains a coil spring, which is mounted on top of the heavy strut-and-pedestal assembly. The entire MacPherson strut assembly is atta

32、ched to the steering knuckle at the lower part of the pedestal. The bottom of the MacPherson strut assembly is attached to the single control arm through a ball joint.</p><p>　　The entire strut assembly turn

33、s when the wheel is turned. A bearing or thrust plate at the top of the strut assembly allows relative movement between the assembly and the vehicle body. The ball joint allows the strut assembly to turn in relation to t

34、he control arm. The strut contains a damper, which operates in the same manner as a conventional shock absorber. Most damper assemblies have a protective cover that keeps dirt and water away from the damper piston rod.&l

35、t;/p><p>　　The advantage of the MacPherson strut is its compact design, which allows more room for service on small car bodies. </p><p>　　Solid Axle Front Suspension The use of the solid axle fron

36、t suspension (or dependent suspension) is generally confined to trucks and off-road vehicles. This system uses a solid steel dead. </p><p>　　Rear Suspension Systems</p><p>　　Rear suspensions on

37、vehicles with a solid rear axle housing generally utilize coil springs or leaf springs. When the vehicle has an independent rear suspension system, coil springs, MacPherson struts, a single transverse leaf spring, or eve

38、n torsion bars can be used.</p><p>　　Steering System</p><p>　　The steering system is designed to allow the driver to move the front wheels to the right or left with a minimum of effort and witho

39、ut excessive movement of the steering wheel. Although the driver can move the wheels easily, road shocks are not transmitted to the driver. This absence of road shock transfer is referred to as the nonreversible feature

40、of steering systems.</p><p>　　The basic steering system can be divided into three main assemblies:</p><p>　　The spindle and steering arm assemblies.</p><p>　　The linkage assembly co

41、nnecting the steering arms and steering gear.</p><p>　　The steering wheel, steering shaft, and steering gear assembly.</p><p>　　Steering Gear</p><p>　　The steering gear is designed

42、to multiply the driver's turning torque so the front wheels may be turned easily. When the parallelogram linkage is used, the torque developed by the driver is multiplied through gears and is then transmitted to the

43、wheel spindle assemblies through the linkage. On the rack-and-pinion steering system, the steering shaft is connected directly to the pinion shaft. Turning the pinion moves the rack section, witch moves the linkage. Late

44、-model vehicles use either manual </p><p>　　There are three types of the steering gears in use: recirculating ball steering gear, worm-and-roller steering gear and rack-and-pinion steering gear.</p>&

45、lt;p>　　Power Steering</p><p>　　Power steering is designed to reduce the effort needed to turn the steering wheel by utilizing hydraulic pressure to bolster (strengthen) the normal torque developed by the

46、steering gear. Power steering systems should ease steering wheel manipulation and, at the same time, offer enough resistance so that the driver can retain some road feel. Power steering is used with both conventional and

47、 rack-and-pinion systems (Fig.11-3).</p><p>　　The self-contained steering gear contains the control valve mechanism, the power piston, and the gears. Pressure developed by the unit is applied to the pitman s

48、haft</p><p>　　The power rack-and-pinion steering system also uses a rotary control valve that directs the hydraulic fluid from the pump to either side of the rack piston. An overall view of this setup is sho

49、wn in Figure 11-3. Steering wheel motion is transferred to the pinion. From there, it is sent through the pinion teeth, which are in mesh with the rack teeth. The integral rack piston, which is connected to the rack, cha

50、nges hydraulic pressure to a linear force (back and forth movement in a straight line).</p><p><b>　　附錄B</b></p><p>　　懸架與轉向系統(tǒng)-懸架與轉向系統(tǒng)的基本組成與類型</p><p><b>　　1.懸架系統(tǒng)<

51、/b></p><p>　　如果將一輛汽車的車橋直接固定到車架或車身上，道路上的每個凹凸不平的點都會將一個沖擊力傳遞給車輛。乘客會覺得不舒適，高速操縱極為困難。現(xiàn)代汽車乘坐舒適、操控性好就是懸架系統(tǒng)的直接作用結果。</p><p>　　盡管輪胎和車輪必須隨著道路的凹凸不平而上、下跳動，但對車身的影響應盡可能小。采用任何一種懸架系統(tǒng)的目的都是允許車身向前移動，而將上、下運動減到最小程度

52、。懸架還應允許汽車轉彎，但不能有過大的車身橫搖或輪胎側滑。</p><p><b>　　2.懸架系統(tǒng)的組成</b></p><p><b>　　1）車架</b></p><p>　　汽車的車架或車身應為懸架系統(tǒng)形成一個剛性結構基礎，并未該系統(tǒng)提供堅固的錨固點。今天常見的車身結構有兩種：車身在車架上的結構（非承載式車身）和整

53、體式結構（承載式車身）。前者采用了單獨的鋼車架，車身的各個點通過連接螺栓固定到車架上；后者的車身各部分均用作結構件。承載式車身結構最常見，而非承載式仍然用在皮卡及大型轎車上。</p><p><b>　　2）彈簧</b></p><p>　　彈簧是懸架系統(tǒng)的最明顯的部分。每輛汽車在其車架或車身與車橋之間都有某種彈簧。今天，使用的彈簧有三種：鋼板彈簧、螺旋彈簧和扭桿彈簧

54、。一輛汽車可以使用兩種不同的彈簧?？諝鈴椈梢欢扔脕硖娲渌膹椈?，但現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)過時。許多現(xiàn)代汽車都采用空氣懸架，但它們只是用于對彈簧的補充。</p><p><b>　　3）減振器</b></p><p>　　當汽車在一水平路面上向前行駛，并且車輪碾壓到道路上的凸起時，懸架系統(tǒng)的彈簧就會快速壓縮（螺旋彈簧）或者扭轉（鋼板彈簧和扭桿彈簧）。彈簧試圖返回到原來的正常安裝位置

55、。因此，彈簧回彈，使車身抬高。由于彈簧已經(jīng)存儲了能量，所以彈簧的回彈會超過其正常長度范圍。汽車的向上跳躍運動也將有助于彈簧的回彈超過彈簧的正常長度范圍。</p><p>　　彈簧回彈之后，汽車的重量將使彈簧壓縮。由于汽車向下運動，下行的車身所積累的能量將推動壓縮彈簧，使其高度低于正常的安裝高度。這就導致了彈簧的再次回彈。這個過程（叫做彈簧震蕩）逐漸減弱，直至汽車最后靜止為止。彈簧的震蕩會影響操縱性和乘坐舒適性，因

56、而必須加以控制。</p><p><b>　　4）空氣減振器</b></p><p>　　有些懸架系統(tǒng)采用兩個可調(diào)的空氣減振器，這兩個減振器安裝在后懸架上，并且用軟管連接到空氣閥上。</p><p>　　空氣減振器采用液壓減振系統(tǒng)，其工作方式與普通減振器相同。此外，空氣減振器內(nèi)還有密閉的空氣室，空氣室的氣壓與來自高度控制傳感器的壓力相互作用。改

57、變到空氣室的壓力就會引起減振器長度即工作范圍的增、減。</p><p>　　通過塑料管將壓縮空氣輸送到空氣減振器。此管將減振器與空氣閥相連。用于升高減振器的壓縮空氣一般取自外部氣源（如維修站壓縮機），并通過空氣閥進入。為了將不需要的空氣從減振器放掉（降低汽車高度），要壓下空氣閥芯，使空氣放出。</p><p><b>　　5）懸架擺臂</b></p>&

58、lt;p>　　所有的汽車都有或擺臂或滑柱，以便保持車輪總成處于正確的位置。擺臂與滑柱可讓車輪上、下移動，同時阻止其他方向的運動。在汽車加速、制動或轉彎時，車輪往往會產(chǎn)生不希望有的運動。汽車懸架可以只有擺臂，或者將擺臂與滑柱結合使用。</p><p><b>　　3.懸架的類型</b></p><p><b>　　1）前懸架系統(tǒng)</b><

59、;/p><p>　　幾乎所有的前懸架系統(tǒng)都是獨立懸架。采用獨立懸架，每個前輪都能自由地上、下運動，對其他的車輪影響最小。在獨立懸架系統(tǒng)中，加給車架的扭轉作用要遠遠小于采用整體式車橋的懸架系統(tǒng)。然而，一些非道路四輪驅動車輛和大型貨車仍然采用整體式車橋前懸架。兩種主要的獨立前懸架是傳統(tǒng)式獨立前懸架麥弗遜滑柱式獨立前懸架。</p><p>　?。?）傳統(tǒng)式獨立前懸架</p><p

60、>　　在傳統(tǒng)式獨立前懸架中，每個車輪采用一個或兩個擺臂。在大多數(shù)系統(tǒng)中，螺旋彈簧安裝在車架與下擺臂之間。而在老式懸架系統(tǒng)中，螺旋彈簧安裝在上擺臂與車身之間。在扭桿彈簧前懸架中，下擺臂上移，從而使扭桿彈簧發(fā)生扭轉變形。</p><p>　　（2）螺旋彈簧獨立前懸架</p><p>　　一種采用橡膠軸套擺臂支軸的典型的獨立前懸架。螺旋彈簧的頂部置入一個杯形件中，并且頂靠在車架上。螺旋彈簧

61、的底部支撐在下擺臂上的彈簧襯墊上。每個減振器的頂部都固定到車架上，底部都固定到下擺臂上。</p><p>　　當車輪碰到道路上的凸起部位時，車輪就會被向上頂起。這就使擺臂繞支軸向上轉動，從而使彈簧和減振器被壓縮。橡膠緩沖墊限制擺臂的最大行程，并在到達極限位置時，對擺臂的運動起到緩沖作用。對于轉向系統(tǒng)而言，前輪轉向節(jié)繞球形接頭轉動。</p><p>　　（3）扭桿彈簧獨立前懸架</p&

62、gt;<p>　　扭桿彈簧位于汽車前部車架兩側。下擺臂與扭桿的自由端相連。當車輪向上彈起時，下擺臂向上運動，從而使長長的鋼質(zhì)彈簧桿受到扭轉作用。</p><p>　?。?）麥弗遜滑柱式獨立前懸架</p><p>　　大多數(shù)現(xiàn)代汽車（特別是前輪驅動汽車）采用了麥弗遜滑柱式獨立前懸架，麥弗遜滑柱內(nèi)含有一個螺旋彈簧，該彈簧裝在大打得滑柱-底座組件的頂部上。螺旋彈簧頂部和底部的橡膠襯

63、墊減輕了沖擊。整個麥弗遜滑柱總成在底座的底部與轉向節(jié)相連。麥弗遜滑柱組件的底部通過球形接頭與單件的擺臂相連。</p><p>　　車輪轉動時，整個滑柱總成轉動。裝在滑柱總成頂部的一個軸承即推力墊圈使滑柱總成與車身之間可以相對運動。球節(jié)使滑柱總成能相對于擺臂發(fā)生轉動?；鶅?nèi)含有減振器，此減振器的工作方式與普通減振器相同。大多數(shù)減振器總成都裝有保護蓋，以防塵土和水粘到減振器的活塞桿上。</p><

64、p>　　麥弗遜滑柱的優(yōu)點是設計緊湊，從而對小汽車車身可以有更大的空間，方便維修。</p><p>　?。?）整體式車橋前懸架</p><p>　　一般說來，整體式車橋前懸架（即非獨立懸架）的應用僅局限于貨車和非道路車輛。這種懸架系統(tǒng)采用整體式鋼質(zhì)從動橋（前軸不隨車輪轉動），兩側均采用鋼板彈簧。前軸與輪軸之間的樞軸布置使車輪能在每一端擺動。由于兩側前輪共用一根車軸，因此它們的上、下運動

65、會引起自身的垂直傾斜。</p><p><b>　　2）后懸架系統(tǒng)</b></p><p>　　在采用整體時后橋殼的車輛上，后懸架采用了螺旋彈簧或鋼板彈簧。當車輛采用非獨立后懸架系統(tǒng)時，可以采用螺旋彈簧、麥弗遜滑柱、單個橫置鋼板彈簧或者扭桿彈簧。</p><p><b>　　4.轉向系統(tǒng)</b></p>&l

66、t;p>　　轉向系統(tǒng)的設計目的是讓駕駛員用最小的力，并且在不過度轉動轉向盤的情況下，能使前輪向左或向右擺動。雖然駕駛員能輕而易舉地使車輪擺動，但是不能讓道路的沖擊傳遞給駕駛員。這種無道路沖擊傳遞的特征被稱為轉向系統(tǒng)的不可逆性。</p><p>　　基本的轉向系統(tǒng)可以被分為三個主要的部分：</p><p>　　·轉向節(jié)和轉向臂組件；</p><p>　

67、　·連接轉向臂與轉向器的轉向傳動機構；</p><p>　　·轉向盤、轉向軸和轉向器組件。</p><p><b>　　5.轉向器</b></p><p>　　轉向器的設計目的是放大駕駛員的轉向力矩，使前輪擺動容易。當采用平行四邊形傳動桿系時，駕駛員所加的力矩通過轉向器進行放大，然后通過轉向傳動機構傳遞給轉向節(jié)。對于齒輪齒條

68、式轉向系統(tǒng)，轉向軸直接與轉向齒輪軸相連。轉動轉向齒輪即可使齒條移動，從而帶動傳動桿件運動。新型車輛或者采用人力轉向器或者采用動力轉向器。</p><p>　　目前使用的轉向器有三種：循環(huán)球式轉向器、蝸桿滾輪式轉向器和齒輪齒條式轉向器。</p><p><b>　　6.動力轉向</b></p><p>　　動力轉向的設計目的是利用液壓力來加大轉向

69、器輸出的正常力矩，從而減小轉動轉向盤所需的作用力。動力轉向系統(tǒng)應能減小轉向盤的操縱力，同時提供足夠的轉動阻力，以便保持有一定的路感。動力轉向系統(tǒng)可以與普通的轉向系統(tǒng)器或者齒輪齒條轉向系統(tǒng)器配合使用。</p><p>　　整體式動力轉向器總成內(nèi)含有控制閥機構、動力活塞和齒輪。該轉向器輸出的力加給轉向搖臂軸。</p><p>　　齒輪齒條動力轉向機構還采用了一個旋轉控制閥，從而可將轉向液從動力