Land vehicles – Wheeled – Articulated vehicle
Patent
1997-02-20
1999-09-28
DePumpo, Daniel G.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Articulated vehicle
2804551, 2804461, B60T 712
Patent
active
059574763
ABSTRACT:
This machine provides back-up steering for a tractor-trailer when the conventional steering fails. The steering will fail due to a lack of interface bonding between the front tires and the road during turning and braking. This machine is constructed around a piston-cylinder connected between the tractor and trailer. The cylinder end pivots on the tractor. The piston rod end is connected through a pivot and a link to the trailer. This machine contains a high pressure pump in the fluid circuit. A pneumatically powered machine is shown in the patent specification. The pneumatically powered machine closely resembles the hydraulic machine. The driver controls the anti-jackknife machine through the driver control switch. When the conventional steering fails during turning and braking of the vehicle, the driver will sense the "spin" of the tractor and he will close the driver control switch. The energized anti-jackknife system will then bring the tractor back toward the straight ahead position to a heading desired by the driver. More powerful electric solenoid-plunger machines are in the design stage. These machines, when developed, might prove to be an ideal link between tractor and trailer. They provide:
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