Vehicle with a variable driver position
AssigneePwgk Holdings Pty Limited
InventorsJohn Ryan, Damien Moore, Mark Chapman, Graham Vought
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Abstract
There is disclosed a wheeled vehicle (10) adapted to be driven in a primary direction or an opposite secondary direction. The vehicle has a vehicle platform (32), and a group of vehicle components rotatably mounted on the platform which are rotatable as a group through 180 degrees relative to the platform. The group of components includes a driver's seat (38), steering wheel (40), foot pedals (42) and instrument console (44). Rotation of the group of components enables the driver's seat (and hence the driver) to face in the primary direction or secondary direction.
Claims24
A wheeled vehicle having a steering control and adapted to be driven in a vehicle primary direction and a vehicle secondary direction opposite to the primary direction, the vehicle including:
- a vehicle platform configured to be supported, by way of the vehicle wheels, on a road surface;
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- a group of vehicle components including:
- a driver's seat;
- a driver foot safety actuator;
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- a predetermined set of vehicle instruments, the group of components being rotatably mounted on the vehicle platform so as to be rotatable as a group relative to the platform through 180 degrees between a first position, in which the driver's seat faces in the vehicle primary direction, and a second position, in which the driver's seat faces in the vehicle secondary direction, the vehicle being configured to prevent rotation of said group of vehicle components unless the driver foot safety actuator is actuated, the vehicle further configured to lock the wheels upon actuation of the foot safety actuator and to configure the steering control to effect rotation of the group of vehicle components relative to the platform.
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A wheeled vehicle having a steering control and adapted to be driven in a vehicle primary direction and a vehicle secondary direction opposite to the primary direction, the vehicle including:
- a vehicle platform configured to be supported, by way of the vehicle wheels, on a road surface;
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- a group of vehicle components including a driver's seat and a predetermined set of vehicle instruments, the group of components being rotatably mounted on the vehicle platform so as to be rotatable as a group relative to the platform through 180 degrees between a first position in which the driver's seat faces in the vehicle primary direction and a second position in which the driver's seat faces in the vehicle secondary direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.