Retrofit unit for vehicle steering mechanism

Details Retrofit unit for vehicle steering mechanism Retrofit unit for vehicle steering mechanism

1996-01-29

1998-02-10

Johnson, Brian L.

Motor vehicles

With means for controlling operation responsive to...

180443, B62D 124

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active

057159025

ABSTRACT:
A retrofit mechanism adapts a pre-existing manually steered vehicle for b manual and powered remote steering control. The mechanism's steering control subassembly mounts to a bridge of a rigid adaptor assembly fixed to the vehicle's frame. A control subassembly post passes rotatably through a web of the adaptor's bridge. The post is rotated by a motorized steering actuator mounted to a side of the bridge. A symmetric wing fixed to the post pivotally connects with two rods, which themselves pivotally connect an adapter element on the steering column. The rods lie on opposite sides of, and equidistantly from, a line extending from the central axis to the steering column axis. The wing, rods and adapter element cooperate to achieve nonbinding rotation of the vehicle's steering column within a sleeve surounding the column.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2791915 (1957-05-01), Merry
patent: 3648539 (1972-03-01), Rouis
patent: 4083422 (1978-04-01), Blakeslee et al.
patent: 5121799 (1992-06-01), Barnes et al.
patent: 5351778 (1994-10-01), Shigemi et al.

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