Steering system for a train of rail-less vehicles

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1981-03-13

1983-05-10

Peters, Jr., Joseph F.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Articulated vehicle

180 14R, 198303, 280419, 280444, B60D 114, B62D 5300

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active

043826075

ABSTRACT:
A steering system for use with a multiple vehicle train permits tracking without rails of one vehicle after another. This system is particularly useful for moving conveyor systems into and out of curved paths of room and pillar underground mine installations. The steering system features an elongated steering bar pivotally connected to each of adjacent vehicles at end portions of the bar permitting angular orientation of each vehicle in respect to the steering bar and other vehicles. Each end portion of the steering bar is linked to the near pair of vehicle wheels through wheel yoke pivot arms about king pin type pivots. Movement of the steering bar about its pivotal connection provides proportional turning of the wheels to effect steering and tracking of one vehicle following another in both forward and reverse directions.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1416613 (1922-05-01), Colardeau
patent: 2525555 (1950-10-01), Manierre
patent: 2673091 (1954-03-01), Planalp
patent: 2798587 (1957-07-01), Bergmann
patent: 3300023 (1967-01-01), Creutzmann et al.
patent: 3889977 (1975-06-01), Nakawaki
patent: 4134601 (1979-01-01), Probst

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