Steering system and method for steering a vehicle
US6655492B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D12/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A steering system and a method for steering a vehicle, that has a wheel steering and an articulated steering. The steering system (1) has a steering unit (2), a first steering motor arrangement (7), which acts upon steered wheels, a second steering motor arrangement (8), which acts upon a converting kit, and a selection valve (6), which connects the steering unit (2) with either the first steering motor arrangement (7) or the second steering motor arrangement (8) in such a way that a steering will activate either the wheel steering or the articulated steering.
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