TILTING VEHICLE Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to devices designed to control front wheel combined with body tilting device at cornering. Proposed vehicle 1 is furnished with frame consisting of two sections 3, 4 which can be tilted relative to each other. Force transducer 50 of counter-steering torque is connected to directed front wheel 13 and is controlled depending on tilting moment applied between inclined and non-inclined sections 3, 4 of frame. As a result of action of steering torque on front wheel 13 specially directed to outer side of desired turning, vehicle will be tilted to inner side more quickly and consequently will more quickly enter the turn. Proposed tilting system with drive devices 9, 9', such as hydraulic cylinders, is controlled by transducer 24, depending on radius of turning. Moment of tilting created by drive devices 9, 9' can be used as control signal for force transducer 50 of counter-steering torque. Owing to improved turnability, tilting drive devices 9, 9' in form of cylinders can have relatively small sizes. EFFECT: improved maneuverability, provision of compact design of tilting means. 7 cl, 3 dwg