STEERING MECHANISM FOR AN ARTICULATED VEHICLE Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC B62D12/00 B66F9/10 

FIELD: transportation equipment industry.

SUBSTANCE: articulated vehicle comprises a first body section, a second body section and elongate projection (22) projecting from an end of said first body section towards said second body section. Pair of steering cylinders (34, 36) mounted such that they are partially or wholly disposed in or on said elongate projection, so that they overlap, thereby narrowing the projection at the end nearer the first body section, which allows to turn the second part of the body closer to the center line of the articulated vehicle. Rotatable member (40) of the second part of the body is provided towards the end of elongate projection (22) and rotation is effected by a pair of linkages such as chains (42, 44), each of which connects rotatable member (40) and corresponding steering cylinder (36, 34). Chains (42, 44) wrap around rotatable member (40) with overlapping along the circumference, although they are spaced vertically. Circumferential overlap allows steering angles significantly in excess of 180 degrees.

EFFECT: invention provides higher maneuverability.

9 cl, 12 dwg