Vehicle
US6029431A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 23, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 29, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01B51/023
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle comprises a structure 10 including an elongate section 11 connected to chassis sections 12,13 at its ends. Each chassis section 12,13 carries two steerable drive wheels 18,20. Two engines 16 are provided, one carried by each chassis section 12, 13 to drive the wheels 18,20 of that chassis section 12,13. The vehicle can be driven transverse to or longitudinally of the elongate section 11. The elongate section 11 is offset in relation to the chassis sections 12,13. Each wheel 18,20 is mounted by an arm 22, each arm 22, being connected to each respective wheel 18,20 within the height of the wheel and at each side of the vehicle. On each chassis section 12,13 one arm 22 is connected to one side of its respective wheel 18,20 and the other arm 22 is connected to the other side of its respective wheel 18, 20. Each arm 22 is connected to two pivot points within the wheel 18,20 on the upright diametrical axis of the wheel.
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