Motor vehicles – Vehicle trains – Motorized trailer
Patent
1980-02-19
1982-03-23
Pekar, John A.
Motor vehicles
Vehicle trains
Motorized trailer
280432, 280424, B62D 4702
Patent
active
043208118
ABSTRACT:
A drive and control system for articulated vehicles which has the capacity of operating the vehicle either in a push-mode, with only the wheels of the rear section being driven, or in a hybrid mode in which a portion of the power is applied to the rear wheels of the forward section. The hybrid mode of operation is employed under conditions tending to promote jackknifing and/or loss of rear tire traction. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the tendency to jackknife is monitored by effectively sensing the transverse component of the connection force between the forward and rear vehicle sections. The distribution of power between the rear driving wheels and driving wheels of the forward section may be controlled as a function of the magnitude and direction of the connection force. A specially adapted articulation connection is provided to sense the magnitude and direction of the connecting force.
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Patent Abstracts of Japan, vol. 1, No. 62, Jun. 17, 1977, p. 779M77, Kokai No. 52-11511.
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