Tilting vehicles
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Abstract
A tilting chassis vehicle has a differential gear driving opposed half shafts (16,18). Each half shaft is connected to a respective wheel hub. Pivoting tie rods (24,26) are provided between the chassis (12) and these wheel hubs, and a control arm (48) is provided between the chassis and the differential carrier to constrain movement thereof. The arrangement gives a novel tilting vehicle with shaft drive and low centre of gravity.
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Citations
50 Claims
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1-31. -31. (canceled)
- 32. A vehicle including a chassis having a fore and aft axis, a differential gear having a differential carrier, the differential carrier being pivotably mounted relative to the chassis about said axis, the differential gear having two opposite half shafts, each half shaft being connected to a respective wheel hub, the vehicle further including two opposite tie rods, each said wheel hub having one end of a respective tie rod pivotably connected thereto, the other end of the respective tie rod being pivotably connected to the chassis, the differential carrier and the chassis having a control arm pivotably attached therebetween, whereby on cornering of the vehicle the control arm constrains the differential carrier to pivot relative to said chassis, in a predetermined manner.
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50. A drive train assembly for a vehicle including a chassis having a fore and aft axis, a differential carrier and a control arm, the differential carrier being pivotably mounted relative to the chassis about said axis, the differential carrier and the chassis having a control arm pivotably attached therebetween, whereby on pivoting of the chassis about said axis the control arm constrains the differential carrier to pivot relative to said chassis, in a predetermined manner.
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