VEHICLE MUSCLE DRIVE Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: transport. SUBSTANCE: drive has power, ratchet and reversing units 24. Control of drive is effected through steering column 2 which plays part of steering lever. Main rod 3 is hinge-connected on frame and is connected by one end with steering column 2 and by other end, with ends of working rods 4. Rocking levers 19 and 20 of ratchet unit are connected with working rods 4. Reciprocating motion of steering column 2 is converted by rods 3 and 4 and levers 19 and 20 furnished with pawls, into rotary motion of ratchet sprockets 17 and 18 and driving sprocket 23. Driving sprocket 23 is coupled with driven sprocket 36 by chain. Driven sprocket 36 is rigidly connected with reversing unit 24 on common axle. Reversing unit serves to engage forward and reverse gears and neutral. Main rod 3 is made for changing the ratio of lengths of its working arms. EFFECT: increased maneuverability, reduced muscular efforts to be applied to drive. 4 cl, 9 dwg