Motor vehicles – Special wheel base – Five or more wheels
Patent
1982-09-28
1984-06-19
Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
Motor vehicles
Special wheel base
Five or more wheels
280104, B62D 6110
Patent
active
044549253
ABSTRACT:
An armored personnel carrier (10) includes a hull (14) supported on two undercarriages (12). Each undercarriage (12) includes a primary frame (22) and a plurality of secondary frames (26) which in turn carry wheel members (28). The secondary frames (26) are urged to pivot away from the primary frame (12) by spring mechanisms (38). The center secondary frames (26c) are each biased outwardly by two spring mechanisms (38) while the endmost secondary frames (26e) are biased outwardly by a single spring mechanism (38). The wheel members (28) are driven by a drive mechanism (64), a primary transmission (58) enclosed within the primary frame (22) and a plurality of secondary transmissions (82) each enclosed within one of the secondary frames (26).
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Franklin Carl M.
Gutzler Marc H.
Mankey Harry S.
Oswald Norman D.
O'Neil Michael A.
Peters Jr. Joseph F.
Standard Manufacturing Company
Weaver Ross
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