Steering mechanism mounting arrangement

Details Steering mechanism mounting arrangement Steering mechanism mounting arrangement

1983-11-22

1986-01-07

Peters, Jr., Joseph F.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Running gear

114270, 180234, 280 99, B62D 714

Patent

active

045630151

ABSTRACT:
A motor vehicle comprises a floor pan having stepped portions, and a steerable axle with a pair of steerable wheels suspended from the floor pan adjoining the stepped portions on the outside thereof. The steering mechanism includes a pitman arm, a pair of idler levers having an inner idler arm disposed above the floor pan and an outer idler arm disposed below the floor pan, the idler arms having radially outer portions, the outer portion of the inner idler arm being downwardly offset and the outer portion of the outer idler arm being upwardly offset, a shaft supporting each idler lever and extending through the floor pan, a bearing for each shaft mounted on a respective stepped floor pan portion, a steering rod connected between the pitman arm and one of the idler levers, a centrally disposed tie rod disposed above the floor pan and connecting the inner idler lever arms, a knuckle arm connected to each steerable wheel, and a laterally disposed tie rod connecting the outer idler lever arms to a respective knuckle arm.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3114348 (1963-12-01), Trippel
patent: 3395672 (1968-08-01), Ruf
patent: 3825086 (1974-07-01), Bombardier

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