Motor vehicles – Steering by driving – Combined with manual steering
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-28
2006-02-28
Boehler, Anne Marie (Department: 3611)
Motor vehicles
Steering by driving
Combined with manual steering
C180S006480, C180S006660, C180S307000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07004268
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle comprises a vehicle frame, a prime mover mounted on the vehicle frame, a laterally turnable wheel disposed at one side of the vehicle frame, a pair of drive wheels disposed at the other side of the vehicle frame, a steering operation device, a traveling operation device for setting the traveling speed and direction of the vehicle, and a pair of transmissions for controlling the rotary speed and direction of the respective drive wheels. The transmissions are operationally connected with the steering operation device so as to create a difference of rotary speed between the drive wheels according to operation of the steering operation device. The transmissions are operationally connected with the traveling operation device so as to drive the drive wheels in a common rotary direction from their stationary state according to operation of the traveling operation device. A clutch is interposed between the transmissions so as to connect the drive wheels with each other when the steering operation device is set in a straight traveling position. Based on setting of a switching device for switching the traveling direction of the vehicle between forward and rearward, a reverser decides the rotational direction of the drive wheels.
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Boehler Anne Marie
Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
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