WALKING SUPPORT FOR CROSS-COUNTRY VEHICLES Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering. SUBSTANCE: proposed walking support has housing with fitted on walking propulsive devices made in form of articulated four- member mechanisms containing curvilinear supports. Ends of curvilinear supports are connected with housing and are furnished with feet in form of replaceable shoes. Power drive is kinematical coupled with walking propulsive devices. Kinematically intercoupled walking propulsive devices are secured on walking support housing being rigidly mounted of driving axles by means of cranks with shift in phase through half of turn of walking propulsive device crank. Each walking propulsive device has mechanism for setting the foot on ground made in form of viscous resistance hydraulic shock absorber hinge-secured in shoe eye and hinge-connected to curvilinear support of each walking propulsive device connected with walking support housing by means of crank and rocking lever. EFFECT: improved cross-country capacity and smoothness of vehicle running. 4 dwg