Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Patent
1982-06-08
1984-08-14
Peters, Jr., Jospeh F.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
B60G 900
Patent
active
044652925
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle with a chassis, a rigid axle carrying steerable wheels, a steering box or idler unit mounted on the chassis and connected by a linkage to the steerable wheels, wherein the steering box is pivotally mounted on the chassis about a horizontal fore and aft axis, and there is a compensating link connecting the axle and the steering box. When relative movement between the axle and chassis occurs, any component of such movement which could otherwise produce an undesired steering movement of the wheels, the steering box is caused to pivot by the compensating link so that no undesired steering movement of the wheels occurs.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3020060 (1962-02-01), Rosenkrands
patent: 3746119 (1973-07-01), Cross
patent: 4364578 (1982-12-01), Ikeda et al.
Cole Graham C.
Fry Timothy S.
GKN Group Services Limited
Peters, Jr. Jospeh F.
Rice Kenneth R.
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