Articulated bus

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1994-03-10

1995-09-26

Culbreth, Eric D.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Articulated vehicle

280424, 105 81, B62D 5300

Patent

active

054529123

ABSTRACT:
Articulated bus, in particular of the type with a low floor, whereby said bus has a pulling vehicle (1), a pulled vehicle (2) and an articulated mechanism which connects both vehicles to one another and which contains a rotary junction (3) with a lower part (13) which is connected to the pulling vehicle (1) and an upper part (14) mounted thereupon in a rotating manner around an upward axis of rotation to which the pulled vehicle (2) is connected, whereby the connection between either of these parts (13 and 14) of the rotary junction (3) and the accompanying vehicle (1 or 2) is a hinged joint (20, 22 to 27) with an axis which is diametrically offset from the rotary shaft of the rotary junction (3), characterized in that the hinged joint between a vehicle (1 or 2) and either of the parts (13 or 14) of the rotary junction (3) contains two flexible supporting arms (18), which are situated on either side of the rotary shaft of the rotary junction (3), and which are each fixed to an end of the vehicle (1 or 3) on the one hand, and which are connected in a hinged manner to the part (13 or 14) of the rotary junction (3) on the other hand.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2193156 (1940-03-01), Antoine
patent: 2251584 (1941-08-01), Fageol et al.
patent: 5137107 (1992-08-01), Uttenthaler

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