Driven steer carriage
AssigneeTrackaxle Pty Ltd.
InventorKerry Atley
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Abstract
A vehicle having a main chassis (3) and a power source (4) for driving the vehicle, a drivable steer carriage (1) pivotally supporting the main chassis (3) about an at least substantially upright pivotal axis (2), the carriage including a plurality of opposed pairs of carriage wheels (5a, 7a, 9a), at least one said pair of carriage wheels being driven by a drive transmission including an input shaft (17a) at least substantially aligned with said upright pivotal axis (2) such that the power source (4) can transfer power through the input shaft (17a) to at least one carriage wheel pair.
Claims9
A vehicle having a main chassis and a power source for driving the vehicle, a drivable steer carriage pivotally supporting the main chassis about an at least substantially upright pivotal axis, the carriage including front and rear opposed pairs of carriage wheels, said front and rear pair of carriage wheels being respectively driven by a drive transmission including an input shaft at least substantially aligned with said upright pivotal axis such that the power source can transfer power through the input shaft to at least one carriage wheel pair, and a middle non-driven pair of carriage wheels located between said front and rear driven pairs of carriage wheels, wherein the axis of rotation of said middle pair is located below the input shaft.
A driveable steer carriage for a vehicle having a main chassis and a power source for driving the vehicle, the steer carriage being adapted to pivotally support the main chassis thereon about an at least substantially upright pivotal axis, the carriage including front and rear opposed pairs of carriage wheels, said front and rear pair of carriage wheels being driven by a drive transmission including an input shaft at least substantially aligned with said upright pivotal axis such that the power source can transfer power through the input shaft to the at least one carriage wheel and a middle non-driven pair of carriage wheels located between said front and rear driven pairs of carriage wheels, wherein the axis of rotation of said middle pair is located below the input shaft.
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