AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE STEERING GEAR Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering.

SUBSTANCE: proposed steering gear of amphibious vehicle has levers arranged in control cabin at working place of driver, and control tie-rods coupled with ground and water-propelled units. Proposed gear is furnished with turning mode selector arranged between said levers and control tie-rods. Turning mode selector is made for changing to control side gearbox distributors when moving over ground and to control rudders of water-propelled units and transmission of increased control force when moving over water. Change-over is provided through summing lever installed on axle under floor of control cabin, traction-and-lever mechanism furnished with hydraulic booster and made for converting translation of tie-rods into rotation of telescopic propeller shaft, and through mechanism to convert rotation of telescopic propeller shaft into translation of cross steering tie-rod. Steering tie-rod is coupled with inner blades of rudders of left-hand and right-hand water-propelled units. Turning mode selector can be made in form of roller clutches with rods coupled by link and installed for axial displacement by means of two-position link with fixing in operating positions by ball stop. Making of telescopic propeller shaft hydraulic system of rudder booster of water-propelled unit and mechanism for converting rotation of telescopic propeller shaft into translation of cross steering tie-rod is shown.

EFFECT: simplified design, improved reliability and operating characteristics of steering gear with possibility of control by levers both when moving over ground and over water.

5 cl, 14 dwg