Motor vehicle with handlebar

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1986-08-25

1987-12-15

Love, John J.

Motor vehicles

Including one or more ski-like or runner members

With at least one surface-engaging propulsion element

91375R, B62D 508

Patent

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047126337

ABSTRACT:
A motor vehicle with a handlebar includes a vehicle frame assembly, at least one front wheel rotatably supported on the vehicle frame assembly, at least one rear wheel rotatably supported on the vehicle frame assembly, an engine mounted on the vehicle frame assembly between the front and rear wheels, and a hydraulicaly operated power steering system operatively coupled to the handlebar. The power steering system comprising a substantially cylindrical housing, an input shaft rotatably supported in the housing and coupled to the handlebar, an output shaft rotatably supported in the housing coaxially with the input shaft and operatively coupled to the front wheel, a hydraulically actuated vane motor coupled to the output shaft for applying a torque to the output shaft, and a control valve mechanism combined with the input and output shafts for controlling the vane motor based on a relative angular difference between the input and output shafts. The housing serves as part of the vehicle frame assembly.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2613649 (1952-10-01), Diebel
patent: 2939429 (1960-06-01), Charlson
patent: 3131602 (1964-05-01), Ford
patent: 4226296 (1980-10-01), Higaki
patent: 4337962 (1982-07-01), Allen et al.

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