STEERABLE WHEEL TILTING DEVICE Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering; steering gears.

SUBSTANCE: proposed device contains axle beam with flanges on ends, ball supports, steering knuckles with trunnions whose housings are installed on pivots made in form of vertical tenons of movable ring whose horizontal tenons are installed for movement in ball support. Device includes additionally tie-rod, steering knuckle tilting arm, rod and levers of vertical linkage. Pitman arm is provided with additional joint on which one end of tie-rod is installed, its other end being hinge coupled with steering knuckle tilting lever. Levers of vertical linkage are mechanically interconnected by rod, steering knuckle tilting lever being installed on elongated end of vertical tenon of movable ring.

EFFECT: improved steerability of vehicle with steerable wheels.

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