Manual steering tool for a vehicle
OwnerMaclean Henry Arlington Wright, Fayed Jamal Ali +3inventors
InventorsMaclean Henry Arlington Wright, Fayed Jamal Ali, Roberto Dlacic, Elisa Aurora Ravelo, Nathan Stewart Stariha
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Abstract
A manual steering tool is configured for selective attachment to a wheel of a vehicle. The tool includes a hub, a coupler for securing the hub to the vehicle, and an elongate arm extending from the hub away from the vehicle. Application of force on elongate arm at a position away from the vehicle causes the wheel and an axis of rotation of the wheel to pivot relative to the vehicle, thereby steering the wheel and the vehicle.
Claims20
A manual steering tool for a vehicle, comprising:
- a central hub selectively couplable to a wheel of an autonomous vehicle, the wheel being secured to a shaft that is rotatable about a wheel axis, the central hub comprising:
- a base,
- a clearance hole through the base, the clearance hole being configured to provide a clearance fit over the shaft when the central hub is coupled to the wheel,
- a sidewall extending from the base and defining a bore, and
- one or more holes extending through the sidewall, an individual of the one or more holes extending along a hole axis angled relative to the wheel axis,
- a coupler configured for selectively coupling the central hub to the shaft, the coupler being disposed at least partially in the bore and extending through the clearance hole of the base;
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- an elongate member disposed at least partially in one of the one or more holes, wherein application of a force at a location along the elongate member spaced from the central hub causes the wheel and the wheel axis to pivot relative to the autonomous vehicle.
A manual steering tool comprising:
- a hub;
- a coupler configured for selectively coupling the hub relative to a wheel of a vehicle at a position proximate a rim of the wheel;
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- an elongate member coupled to the hub, wherein application of a force at a location along the elongate member spaced from the hub causes the wheel to pivot relative to the vehicle.
A steering tool for a vehicle comprising:
- a hub selectively securable to a wheel of a vehicle, the wheel being configured to rotate with a shaft about a wheel axis;
- a threaded coupler configured for threaded engagement with the shaft to couple the hub relative to the wheel;
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- an elongate member extending along a longitudinal axis from a first end coupled to the hub to a second end spaced from the hub,
- wherein application of force proximate the second end of the elongate member along a direction angled relative to the longitudinal axis causes the wheel and the wheel axis to pivot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.