Mitsubishi ECLIPSE Technical Information Manual

INTERIOR - Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
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NEUTRAL POSITION INDICATION MECHANISM
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The system consists of a ring gear (number of teeth:
90) provided in the upper case, a transparent cover
mounted on the rotor with screws, and a gear (num-
ber of teeth: 80) which is in mesh with the ring
gear and is driven by the convex portion of the
cover.
The upper case is mounted on the steering column
and is always held in position.
The rotor coupled with the steering shaft and always
operates with the steering wheel. The gear is always
kept in mesh with the ring gear by the convex portion
of the cover. If the rotor turns through a rotation,
the convex portion of the cover also turns through
a rotation. So the gear is displaced in the opposite
direction to the rotating direction of the rotor by
the difference in the number of teeth between the
gear and ring gear or by 10 teeth.
Markings R2, 1, NEUTRAL, 1, and 2L are made
on the gear for every IO teeth. An alignment mark
is made on the upper case. The clock spring is
placed in the neutral (straight ahead) position by
lining up the alignment mark with the mark NEU-
TRAL of the gear. The mark “R” on the gear indicates
that the rotor has been turned clockwise, whereas
the mark “L” indicates counterclockwise rotation of
the rotor.
How the gear operates when the rotor is turned
one rotation clockwise
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B
Cover
Upper case k
Alignment hark
How the clear ‘operates when the rotor is turned
w
kr
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Iear
’ Ring gear
one rotaiion ciockwise
Alignment
A quarter of a rotation
Half a rotation
Gear d&e portion
Gear
A rotation
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Mitsubishi ECLIPSE Specifications

General

Brand	Mitsubishi
Model	ECLIPSE
Category	Automobile
Language	English