Rollover Prevention Apparatus
First Claim
1. A vehicle having a first mode and a second mode and adapted such that when said vehicle is in said first mode, said vehicle is manually steerable within a non-rollover steering range of motion of said vehicle, and such that when said vehicle is in said second mode, said vehicle is automatically prevented from being steered beyond a rollover threshold of said vehicle.
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Abstract
The rollover prevention apparatus defines an adaptive steering range limiting device comprising a control unit and a pair of opposing unidirectional brake assemblies mounted to a steering column position detection disc. The rollover prevention apparatus prevents the steering wheel of the vehicle from being turned beyond the threshold of vehicle rollover, but otherwise does not restrict the rotational range of motion of the steering wheel of a vehicle.
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20 Claims
- 1. A vehicle having a first mode and a second mode and adapted such that when said vehicle is in said first mode, said vehicle is manually steerable within a non-rollover steering range of motion of said vehicle, and such that when said vehicle is in said second mode, said vehicle is automatically prevented from being steered beyond a rollover threshold of said vehicle.
- 7. A vehicle adapted such that said vehicle is manually steerable within a non-rollover steering range of motion of said vehicle but such that said vehicle is prevented from being steered beyond a rollover threshold of said vehicle.
- 14. An apparatus having a first mode and a second mode and adapted such that when said apparatus is in said first mode, said apparatus allows a vehicle to be steered within a non-rollover steering range of motion of said vehicle, and such that when said apparatus is in said second mode, said apparatus automatically prevents said vehicle from being steered beyond a rollover threshold of said vehicle.
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