Front wheel indicator
OwnerRustan W. Lenberginventor
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Abstract
A front wheel indicator for a motor car comprises a liquid filled capsule for mounting at the steering wheel of a car so a shaft in the capsule, in mounted position, will be inclined with respect to the plumb-line. A pointer including the symbol of two spaced-apart, parallel bands is rotatably mounted on the shaft, and is connected to a float by a link mechanism. The float strives to maintain a high position in the capsule, and will tend to rotate the pointer when the steering wheel is turned. With a suitably selected link mechanism the two bands of the pointer will indicate the occasional position of the front wheels of the car as a result of a turning of the steering wheel.
Claims7
A hydrostatic front wheel indicator for a motor car comprising:
- a liquid filled capsule having a transparent lid and means for mounting said capsule at the steering wheel of said car,
- a shaft mounted in said capsule in inclined relationship to a plumb line intersecting the longitudinal axis of said shaft,
- a front wheel position indicator rotatably mounted on said shaft and including spaced-apart, parallel bands indicating wheel position,
- a float in said capsule mounted for a swinging movement about said shaft, and
- linkage means for transferring movements of said float to said indicator comprising, a sector lever disposed normal to and enclosing said shaft, and means to mount said sector lever for swingable movement about said shaft at a point located at a side of said shaft opposite said float.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.