AU2001269337A1 - Mechanism for controlling wheel location and steering in a variable track vehicle - Google Patents

Mechanism for controlling wheel location and steering in a variable track vehicle

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Publication number
AU2001269337A1
AU2001269337A1 AU2001269337A AU6933701A AU2001269337A1 AU 2001269337 A1 AU2001269337 A1 AU 2001269337A1 AU 2001269337 A AU2001269337 A AU 2001269337A AU 6933701 A AU6933701 A AU 6933701A AU 2001269337 A1 AU2001269337 A1 AU 2001269337A1
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Prior art keywords
steering
track vehicle
wheel location
controlling wheel
variable track
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Abandoned
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AU2001269337A
Inventor
Robert Cooper
David Howard Gee
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Individual
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B35/00—Axle units; Parts thereof ; Arrangements for lubrication of axles
    • B60B35/02—Dead axles, i.e. not transmitting torque
    • B60B35/10—Dead axles, i.e. not transmitting torque adjustable for varying track
    • B60B35/1009—Dead axles, i.e. not transmitting torque adjustable for varying track operated manually
    • B60B35/1018—Dead axles, i.e. not transmitting torque adjustable for varying track operated manually comprising a locking pin
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B35/00—Axle units; Parts thereof ; Arrangements for lubrication of axles
    • B60B35/02—Dead axles, i.e. not transmitting torque
    • B60B35/10—Dead axles, i.e. not transmitting torque adjustable for varying track
    • B60B35/1009—Dead axles, i.e. not transmitting torque adjustable for varying track operated manually
    • B60B35/1027—Dead axles, i.e. not transmitting torque adjustable for varying track operated manually comprising a clamping mechanism
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B35/00—Axle units; Parts thereof ; Arrangements for lubrication of axles
    • B60B35/02—Dead axles, i.e. not transmitting torque
    • B60B35/10—Dead axles, i.e. not transmitting torque adjustable for varying track
    • B60B35/1036—Dead axles, i.e. not transmitting torque adjustable for varying track operated with power assistance
    • B60B35/1054—Dead axles, i.e. not transmitting torque adjustable for varying track operated with power assistance hydraulically
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B35/00—Axle units; Parts thereof ; Arrangements for lubrication of axles
    • B60B35/02—Dead axles, i.e. not transmitting torque
    • B60B35/10—Dead axles, i.e. not transmitting torque adjustable for varying track
    • B60B35/1036—Dead axles, i.e. not transmitting torque adjustable for varying track operated with power assistance
    • B60B35/1063—Dead axles, i.e. not transmitting torque adjustable for varying track operated with power assistance automatically dependent on operational state of the vehicle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B35/00—Axle units; Parts thereof ; Arrangements for lubrication of axles
    • B60B35/02—Dead axles, i.e. not transmitting torque
    • B60B35/10—Dead axles, i.e. not transmitting torque adjustable for varying track
    • B60B35/1072—Dead axles, i.e. not transmitting torque adjustable for varying track by transversally movable elements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
    • B60G3/00—Resilient suspensions for a single wheel
    • B60G3/18—Resilient suspensions for a single wheel with two or more pivoted arms, e.g. parallelogram
    • B60G3/20—Resilient suspensions for a single wheel with two or more pivoted arms, e.g. parallelogram all arms being rigid
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D49/00—Tractors
    • B62D49/06—Tractors adapted for multi-purpose use
    • B62D49/0678—Tractors of variable track width or wheel base
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B2310/00—Manufacturing methods
    • B60B2310/30—Manufacturing methods joining
    • B60B2310/305—Manufacturing methods joining by screwing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
    • B60G2200/00—Indexing codes relating to suspension types
    • B60G2200/10—Independent suspensions
    • B60G2200/14—Independent suspensions with lateral arms
    • B60G2200/144—Independent suspensions with lateral arms with two lateral arms forming a parallelogram
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
    • B60G2200/00—Indexing codes relating to suspension types
    • B60G2200/40—Indexing codes relating to the wheels in the suspensions
    • B60G2200/44—Indexing codes relating to the wheels in the suspensions steerable
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
    • B60G2300/00—Indexing codes relating to the type of vehicle
    • B60G2300/08—Agricultural vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
    • B60G2300/00—Indexing codes relating to the type of vehicle
    • B60G2300/40—Variable track or wheelbase vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
    • B60G2500/00—Indexing codes relating to the regulated action or device
    • B60G2500/30—Height or ground clearance

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Vehicle Body Suspensions (AREA)
AU2001269337A 2000-08-12 2001-07-13 Mechanism for controlling wheel location and steering in a variable track vehicle Abandoned AU2001269337A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0019805 2000-08-12
GB0019805A GB2365828A (en) 2000-08-12 2000-08-12 Variable track vehicle
PCT/GB2001/003160 WO2002014086A1 (en) 2000-08-12 2001-07-13 Mechanism for controlling wheel location and steering in a variable track vehicle

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AU2001269337A1 true AU2001269337A1 (en) 2002-02-25

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GB (1) GB2365828A (en)
WO (1) WO2002014086A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2397811B (en) * 2003-01-29 2004-12-15 David Howard Gee An integrated mechanism for steering, suspension and wheel location in a variable track vehicle
US7198278B2 (en) 2004-03-24 2007-04-03 Genie Industries, Inc. Vehicle support system
EP3544824B1 (en) * 2016-11-24 2020-11-11 Triggo S.A. A vehicle having variable track
GB2562539A (en) * 2017-05-19 2018-11-21 Bamford Excavators Ltd Working machine

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GB685598A (en) * 1950-05-10 1953-01-07 Hannoyer Robbert Improvements in motor vehicles
GB1050526A (en) * 1962-07-02
US3899037A (en) * 1973-07-16 1975-08-12 Paul A Yuker Chassis apparatus for all terrain vehicles
EP0134784A1 (en) * 1982-08-23 1985-03-27 Powerfab Limited Chassis assembly for mobile machine
US4834409A (en) * 1987-10-13 1989-05-30 Kramer Duwayne E Personal mobility vehicle with expansible wheel base and wheel track
JPH0299404A (en) * 1988-10-05 1990-04-11 Kubota Ltd Telescoping construction of axle case
JPH02109785A (en) * 1988-10-17 1990-04-23 Iseki & Co Ltd Tractor
US5048852A (en) * 1989-03-10 1991-09-17 Nippon Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha Four-wheel steering apparatus
BE1009973A4 (en) * 1996-01-03 1997-11-04 Verstraete Eric Terrain vehicle to carry out ground and maintenance works over watercourses and uneven terrain
GB2317862B (en) * 1996-10-07 1998-08-12 David Howard Gee Variable track vehicle
DE69805859T2 (en) * 1998-03-30 2002-12-12 David Howard Gee VEHICLE WITH VARIABLE TRACK WIDTH

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GB2365828A (en) 2002-02-27
GB0019805D0 (en) 2000-09-27
WO2002014086A1 (en) 2002-02-21

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