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Vehicle with tiltable propulsion units

US5297644A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 9, 1991
Grant dateMar 29, 1994
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Expiry dateJul 9, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62D55/116
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A transverse axis tubular hub (24) couples each propulsion unit (4) to the vehicle body (2), and supplies signals representative of the forces that it transmits. A tilt motor (22) of the propulsion unit bears on the hub to tilt the propulsion units about a transverse axis, on which a drive motor is disposed.

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