Tilting four wheel drive vehicle

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2005-03-02

2009-02-24

Culbreth, Eric (Department: 3616)

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Running gear

C180S022000, C280S005509, C280S005520, C280S006154

Reexamination Certificate

active

07494141

ABSTRACT:
In this vehicular chassis system, the vehicle's passenger compartment and wheels incline toward the turning center side in such a manner, that the wheels can be tilted independently from steering. This vehicle has a steering apparatus controlling the steering, and a separate apparatus controlling the lateral leaning. The lean is controlled mechanically using a pendulum, and forced lateral leaned using a control unit, or manually with the transfer of body weight using several pinions with a set ratio to control the passenger compartment lateral lean in conjunction with the wheel lateral lean.An electric DC servo gear motor can be used to control the lateral lean, that in turn moves a pinion, which moves a rack and lateral movable cross member, while controlling the lateral leaning wheels and pulling the tilt support bar pivotally attached to a passenger compartment in the same leaning direction.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4685690 (1987-08-01), Fujita et al.

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