SELF-PROPELLED VEHICLE

• Main Authors: FUJIKAWA KOICHI, MATSUMOTO YOSHIHIRO, MINO NOBUO, HIGAKI NORIHIDE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 16.09.1987
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; CONTROLLING; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS; MOTOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; REGULATING; SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES; TRAILERS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

PURPOSE:To allow the spin turn and lateral travel of a self-propelled vehicle by constituting a three-wheeled self-propelled vehicle so that a pair of rear wheels can be set in reverse chevron direction and the right angle direction against the main body of the self-propelled vehicle interlockingly with the setting of one front wheel in the right angle direction. CONSTITUTION:When the main body B of a self-propelled vehicle is to be spin- turned, a hooking claw 44 is protruded by a plunger 43, the front wheel 1 is set in the disired right angle direction by a steering motor 18 via a steering shaft 9, and a swaying plate 39 and an arm 42 are rotated via a steering cam 11. Thereby, a rod 49 is pulled, both slide arms 23, 24 are rotated, and both rear wheels 2, 3 are set in reverse chevron directions against the front of the main body B. Both solenoid clutches 15, 27 are engaged, and the front wheel 1 and the rear wheel 2 are rotated by a drive motor 7. On the other hand, when the main body B is to be laterally traveled, both rear wheels 2, 3 are set in the right angle direction against the main body B.