STEERING MECHANISM (VERSIONS) Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: war materiel; general mechanical engineering; construction of servo drives transmitting considerable loads (tank turret and infantry combat vehicle traversing mechanisms). SUBSTANCE: proposed steering mechanism includes drive wheel 8, two skew gears 6 and 7 at opposite position of teeth (or one herringbone gear) which are rigidly mounted on shaft of wheel 8, shafts with intermediate wheels 2 and 3 and skew wheels 4 and 5 thrown into engagement with skew gears 6 and 7. Floating shaft of drive wheel 8is spring-loaded in axial direction. EFFECT: extended field of application; reduced overall dimensions. 3 cl, 2 dwg