Motor vehicles – Special wheel base – Five or more wheels
Patent
1994-09-19
1996-01-02
Focarino, Margaret A.
Motor vehicles
Special wheel base
Five or more wheels
180140, 180153, 280 98, 280426, B62D 526
Patent
active
054799996
ABSTRACT:
An automatic powered, self-tracking system for the rear axles of large vehicles which experience difficulty in cornering manueverability. A motion sensing device is placed in proximity to a steering component of the vehicle and is operable to sense and distinguish between right and left-hand turns in both forward and reverse travel. The motion sensor connects to a plurality of axle-pivoting mechanisms which are positioned to exert a force on preselected components of the vehicle's suspension system. The force exerted by the mechanisms is directly proportional to the degree of the turn, so that the associated axle is caused to pivot by an amount which directs it in an arcing path through the turn without skidding or cutting a curb or other obstacle short.
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English Peter C.
Focarino Margaret A.
McGuire Katherine
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