Vehicle with a front and / or rear steering mechanism, based on application of a lateral, horizontal force on the vehicle's chassis

A vehicle comprising:

• a front wheel set [1200] and a rear wheel set [1100], each set comprising two wheels and an axle [115, 216] attached to the said wheels;
• a base structure or chassis [1010];
• a front elastic pivot structure [200], connecting the front wheel set [1200] to the chassis, wherein said front elastic pivot structure [200] comprises a front set of at least one elastic joint [110a′, 110b′, 110c′, 110d′], enabling the chassis [1010] to tilt along a front roll axis [206] in respect to the said front wheel set [1100];
• a front shock absorber [213], associated with the front wheel set [1200];
• a rear elastic pivot structure [100], associated with the rear wheel set [1100], wherein said rear elastic pivot structure [100] comprises a rear set of at least one elastic joint [110a, 110b, 110c, 110d], enabling the chassis [1010] to tilt along a rear roll axis [109] in respect to the said rear wheel set [1100];
• and
• a rear shock absorber [105], associated with the rear wheel set [1100];
• wherein said rear elastic pivot structure [100] comprises an upper suspension plate [110f] and a middle suspension plate [110e];
• wherein said upper suspension plate [110f] of the rear elastic pivot structure [100] is attached to the said chassis [1010];
• wherein said middle suspension plate [110e] of the rear elastic pivot structure [100] is attached to the rear wheel set [1100] and rear shock absorber [105];
• wherein said plates [110f, 110e] are attached via one or more elastic joints [110a, 110b], thereby enabling the said plates [110f, 110e] to tilt in respect to each other along a roll axis, facilitating a tilt of the chassis [1010] in respect to the rear wheel set [1100] along a rear roll axis [109];
• wherein said front elastic pivot structure [200] comprises an upper suspension plate [110f′] and a middle suspension plate [110e′];
• wherein said upper suspension plate [110f′] of the front elastic pivot structure [200] is attached to the said chassis [1010];
• wherein said middle suspension plate [110e′] of the front elastic pivot structure [200] is attached to the front wheel set [1200] and front shock absorber [213];
• and said plates [110e′, 110f′] are attached via one or more elastic joints [110a′, 110b′], thereby enabling the said plates [110e′, 110f′] to tilt in respect to each other along a roll axis, facilitating a tilt of the chassis [1010] in respect to the front wheel set [1200] along a front roll axis [206];
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• wherein said elastic pivot structures [100, 200] comprise a set of two elastic rubber joints, secured between the middle suspension plate [110e′, 110e] and the upper suspension plate [110f′, 110f] by a set of bolts [110k′, 100k].

A vehicle comprising:

• a front wheel set [1200] and a rear wheel set [1100], each set comprising two wheels and an axle [115, 216] attached to the said wheels;
• a base structure or chassis [1010];
• a front elastic pivot structure [200], connecting the front wheel set [1200] to the chassis, wherein said front elastic pivot structure [200] comprises a front set of at least one elastic joint [110a′, 110b′, 110c′, 110d′], enabling the chassis [1010] to tilt along a front roll axis [206] in respect to the said front wheel set [1100];
• a front shock absorber [213], associated with the front wheel set [1200];
• a rear elastic pivot structure [100], associated with the rear wheel set [1100], wherein said rear elastic pivot structure [100] comprises a rear set of at least one elastic joint [110a, 110b, 110c, 110d], enabling the chassis [1010] to tilt along a rear roll axis [109] in respect to the said rear wheel set [1100];
• and
• a rear shock absorber [105], associated with the rear wheel set [1100];
• wherein said rear elastic pivot structure [100] comprises an upper suspension plate [110f] and a middle suspension plate [110e];
• wherein said upper suspension plate [110f] of the rear elastic pivot structure [100] is attached to the said chassis [1010];
• wherein said middle suspension plate [110e] of the rear elastic pivot structure [100] is attached to the rear wheel set [1100] and rear shock absorber [105];
• wherein said plates [110f, 110e] are attached via one or more elastic joints [110a, 110b], thereby enabling the said plates [110f, 110e] to tilt in respect to each other along a roll axis, facilitating a tilt of the chassis [1010] in respect to the rear wheel set [1100] along a rear roll axis [109];
• wherein said front elastic pivot structure [200] comprises an upper suspension plate [110f′] and a middle suspension plate [110e′];
• wherein said upper suspension plate [110f′] of the front elastic pivot structure [200] is attached to the said chassis [1010];
• wherein said middle suspension plate [110e′] of the front elastic pivot structure [200] is attached to the front wheel set [1200] and front shock absorber [213];
• and said plates [110e′, 110f′] are attached via one or more elastic joints [110a′, 110b′], thereby enabling the said plates [110e′, 110f′] to tilt in respect to each other along a roll axis, facilitating a tilt of the chassis [1010] in respect to the front wheel set [1200] along a front roll axis [206];
• wherein said elastic joints [110a, 110b, 110c, 110d, 110a′, 110b′, 110c′, 110d′] are implemented as springs or pistons or any combination thereof;
• wherein the chassis [1010] is directly attached to the said elastic joints [110a, 110b, 110c, 110d,110a′, 110b′, 110c′, 110d′];
• wherein the chassis' [1010] rear part is angled upwards, toward the rear of the vehicle along the said rear roll axis [109];
• wherein said angle displaces the midpoint of the rear wheels from beneath the rear elastic joints set [110a, 110b, 110c, 110d] to an extended position towards the rear of the vehicle;
• wherein said angle of the chassis [1010] elongates a distance vector [112], that is perpendicular to said rear roll axis [109], and intercepts the rear wheels' point of contact with the ground;
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• wherein said angle of the chassis [1010] elongates a horizontal distance vector [120b], between the horizontal positions of the wheel's contact point with the ground and the mid-point between the rear elastic joints.