WHEELED VEHICLE Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering; cross-country vehicles for carrying loads and people. SUBSTANCE: proposed wheeled vehicle has running gear with wheels on pneumatic tyres and engine unit for driving all wheels. Engine unit is arranged inside base in zone of center of gravity of equipped vehicle. Static radial loads on wheels with tyres of first axle are 3-25% less that static radial loads on wheels with tyres of second axle at incomplete degree of vehicle load within the limits of its standard load capacity. EFFECT: provision of effective operation of vehicle on wear soils at incomplete loads within the limits of standard load capacity. 3 cl, 1 dwg