Side-stick vehicle steering system
US4726442A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 29, 1986 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D1/14
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle steering system includes a single handgrip mounted adjacent the driver's seat for pivotal displacement in a laterally extending plane. Interconnection structure provides a motion transmitting train between the handgrip and suitable power-assisted steering components in the engine compartment to regulate steering of a vehicle's wheels as the handgrip is laterally pivoted. The interconnection structure may include a plurality of serially-connected rotatable shafts, power-steering fluid control valves directly actuated by the handgrip or electrical switches controlled directly by the handgrip to regulate power-steering fluid valves disposed in the engine compartment.
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