CITROEN CX Series - Page 269

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a)
Mechanical
principle
Af
ter
having steered.
the
driver lets
go
of
the
steering wheel
Piston F applying
pressure
to
cam
causes
the
lotter
to rotate.
-
Pinion B in one
piece
with
the
carn
rotates
control
shaft
A.
Rotation
of control shaft
A,
is
transmitted
to
pinion £ which causes
rockers
D to tilt
ond
slide
valve C
to move
which
moves
the rock.
This movement stops when
roller
G
reaches
the
hollow
part
of cam
H
(
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lo
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The steering
is then in the «straight-
ahead position.
NOTE
Pressure
supplied
by
the steering
governor
is
applied
to
piston
F via a variable
output
regulator.
in order to
slow
down
the
return
of
the steerinq
to the
straight-ahead position.
b)
Variable output
reguafor
Wl'(o I crior
:
return
of piston F causes the
fall owing
-
Expulsion of
fluid
throuqh
one-way
valve
L
-
Compression
of spring K. which
pushes
back
sleeve 1.
uncovering
ports J.
Si,
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Fluid
flows through channel M
(
valve
L closed
and through
calibrated
port
N,
forcing back sleevel.
Sleeve
1
compres
ses
spring
K
sliqhtly and
slawly
covers ports
J as
piston F
moves.
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