Motor vehicles – Having at least one wheel both driven and steerable – Steerable wheel has exclusive axis of pivot
Patent
1986-09-02
1988-03-29
Love, John J.
Motor vehicles
Having at least one wheel both driven and steerable
Steerable wheel has exclusive axis of pivot
280691, 280694, B60G 1906, B62D 706
Patent
active
047337443
ABSTRACT:
A steerable driving axle assembly is provided with a centrally located differential assembly which is fixed to a vehicle frame member and includes a pair of axle drive shafts having inner ends coupled to output shafts of the differential assembly. Each of the axle drive shafts is surrounded by a separate axle tube which has an inner end pivotally attached to the housing of the differential assembly. Each of the axle drive shafts has an outer end coupled to drive a separate rotatable wheel member which is rotatably supported by a mounting portion of a wheel assembly. In accordance with the present invention, the outer end of each axle tube is pivotally coupled to the mounting portion of the wheel assembly by a king pin mounting arrangement. Also, each of the axle tubes is independently suspended by a separate leaf spring which is coupled to the axle tube by a unique spring mounting pad which permits pivotal movement of the leaf spring relative to the axle tube about a generally horizontal spring axis generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the tube. Further, to reduce the overall size of the differential asembly, the present invention includes a planatary gear reduction assembly in each wheel assembly.
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Dana Corporation
Love John J.
McGiehan Donn
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