Motor vehicles – Steering by driving – Reversing drive to traction element
Patent
1980-10-23
1983-01-25
Pekar, John A.
Motor vehicles
Steering by driving
Reversing drive to traction element
B62D 1102
Patent
active
043698514
ABSTRACT:
A vehicular control system utilizes a combination of drive mechanisms to provide a simple and inexpensive drive and steering system. A power unit is connected by sheaves and belts to drive a first drive shaft. A second driven shaft has independent portions coupled to wheels on opposite sides of the vehicle. The coupling of power to the wheels is accomplished in a first mode by engaging a belt between pulleys on the drive and driven shafts to provide drive control of the vehicle in a first direction. However, by simply reversing drive control levers, a second mode of coupling is selected that engages frictional drums on each of the drive and driven shafts in a direct drive relation that causes rotation of the driven shaft portions in an opposite direction to that of the first mode to operate the vehicle in an opposite direction. By pushing drive control levers in opposite directions the independent portions of the driven shaft are rotated in opposite directions to thereby rotate wheels on opposed sides of the vehicle in opposite directions. Thus, power is utilized by wheels on both sides of the vehicle simultaneously but in opposite directions to more positively steer the vehicle.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3235019 (1966-02-01), Peterson
patent: 3444837 (1969-05-01), Donofrio
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