Vehicle with a main body having a longitudinal axis and with a tilting unit
First Claim
1. A vehicle with a main body (1) having a longitudinal axis (2), and with a tilting unit (3, 4) for tilting the main body (1) relative to a vertical plain through the longitudinal axis (2), whereby the tilting unit (3, 4) comprises an actuator (5), a control unit (6) and a power provision unit (7) for providing a power transmitting medium via the control unit (6) to the actuator (5), whereby the control unit (6) is configured to control the power intake of the actuator (5), comprising:
- at least two redundant tilting units (3, 4).
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Abstract
The invention concerns a vehicle with a main body having a longitudinal axis, and with a tilting unit for tilting the main body relative to a vertical plane through the longitudinal axis, whereby the tilting unit comprises an actuator, an control unit and a power provision unit for providing a power transmitting medium via the control unit to the actuator, whereby the control unit is configured to control the power intake of the actuator, characterized in comprising at least two redundant tilting units.
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31 Claims
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1. A vehicle with a main body (1) having a longitudinal axis (2), and with a tilting unit (3, 4) for tilting the main body (1) relative to a vertical plain through the longitudinal axis (2), whereby the tilting unit (3, 4) comprises an actuator (5), a control unit (6) and a power provision unit (7) for providing a power transmitting medium via the control unit (6) to the actuator (5), whereby the control unit (6) is configured to control the power intake of the actuator (5), comprising:
at least two redundant tilting units (3, 4). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A vehicle providing improved reliability during tilting while cornering comprising:
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a main vehicle body having a longitudinal axis;
a transducer, said transducer providing a force sufficient to tilt said main body about the longitudinal axis of said main vehicle body;
a first tilting unit coupled to said transducer;
a second tilting unit coupled to said transducer; and
communication control means, coupled to said first tilting unit and said second tilting unit, for communicating between said first and second tilting units, whereby should either said first or second tilting units malfunction tilting control is not lost. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A vehicle providing improved reliability during tilting while cornering comprising:
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a main vehicle body having a longitudinal axis;
a transducer, said transducer providing a force sufficient to tilt said main body about the longitudinal axis of said main vehicle body;
a first tilting unit coupled to said transducer, said first tilting unit comprising a first electric motor, a first control unit coupled to the first electric motor, and a battery;
a second tilting unit coupled to said transducer, said second tilting unit comprising a second electric motor, a second control unit coupled to the second electric motor, and a generator, whereby the generator is capable of being driven by an engine of the vehicle; and
communication control means, coupled to said first tilting unit and said second tilting unit, for communicating between said first and second tilting units and controlling power distribution between the battery of said first tilting unit and the generator of said second tilting unit, whereby should either said first or second tilting units malfunction tilting control is not lost.
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