Steering apparatus for a hydraulically driven vehicle

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1980-05-27

1982-02-09

Peters, Jr., Joseph F.

Motor vehicles

Steering by driving

Independently operable drive motors

74476, 180 666, B62D 1104

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043146171

ABSTRACT:
A steering apparatus for a hydraulically driven vehicle having a pair of independent hydrostatic transmissions, comprising a pair of steering levers mounted for movement to a dashboard of the vehicle, a pair of swivel levers pivotally mounted on the dashboard each being pivotally connected to the respective steering levers, a pair of steering valves each for controlling the respective hydrostatic transmissions so that each hydrostatic transmission has forward and reverse positions and a stop position therebetween, a pair of linkages each for operatively interconnecting the respective swivel levers and the steering valves, and a seesaw member pivotally mounted at an intermediate portion thereof on the dashboard for preventing the pair of swivel levers from being simultaneously pivoted to such a degree that both of the steering valves are changed over to their reverse running position.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3648537 (1972-03-01), Burrell
patent: 3792744 (1974-02-01), Gray
patent: 3876021 (1975-04-01), Baumgartner
patent: 4067423 (1978-01-01), Schneider

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