AMPHIBIAN VEHICLE STEERING GEAR Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: transport machinery engineering; amphibian vehicle steering gear. SUBSTANCE: steering gear includes steering column, steering mechanism, steering arm, longitudinal rod, double-arm lever, transversal rod, rocker arm and pivoted lever. Axis of motion of transversal rod coincides with axis of rotation of suspension lever. Rotating axle of suspension lever is hollow at point where it is secured to side. EFFECT: possibility of raising steerable wheels for motion in water and returning them to initial position without changing the setting angles; avoidance of labor consumption for adjusting angles of setting of steerable wheels after changing their position in motion in water. 1 dwg