Steering system for a zero-steer vehicle

Details Steering system for a zero-steer vehicle Steering system for a zero-steer vehicle

2007-08-14

2007-08-14

Hurley, Kevin (Department: 3611)

Motor vehicles

Steering gear

Each wheel steerable

C180S412000, C180S414000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11018653

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle is provided having a steering system for selectively operating the vehicle in a zero-steer configuration. The system includes a forward steering assembly coupled to a steering wheel and a forward set of wheels. The forward steering assembly is arranged to receive an input from the steering wheel and includes a selectively actuateable forward motorized mechanism. A rear steering assembly is coupled to a rear set of wheels and includes a rearward motorized mechanism. Upon selective activation, the forward motorized mechanism is arranged to engage the forward steering assembly and rotate the forward set of wheels toward a centerline of the vehicle and the rearward motorized mechanism is arranged to engage the rearward steering assembly and rotate the rearward set of wheels toward the vehicle centerline such that the wheels are positioned to allow the vehicle to turn about a central point of the vehicle in a zero-steer configuration.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3235283 (1966-02-01), De Voghel
patent: 4823899 (1989-04-01), Ron
patent: 5020627 (1991-06-01), Wittke
patent: 5623818 (1997-04-01), Ledbetter
patent: 5699873 (1997-12-01), Moriya et al.
patent: 6354394 (2002-03-01), Bauer-Nilsen
patent: 6732831 (2004-05-01), Enmeiji et al.
patent: 2005/0217906 (2005-10-01), Spark
patent: 2005/0236217 (2005-10-01), Koelin et al.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Steering system for a zero-steer vehicle does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Steering system for a zero-steer vehicle, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Steering system for a zero-steer vehicle will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3882814