US3119190A
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Apparatus simulating the travel of a vehicle on a road
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-08-08
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Granted: 1964-01-28
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Expires: 1981-08-08
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Cafulli Annamaria
- 👤 Moriondo Ezio
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 03:55
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B9/00; G09B9/02; G09B9/04; G09B9/048
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
197 words
AN APPARATUS SIMULATING THE TRAVEL OF A VEHICLE ON A ROAD COMPRISING: A FLEXIBLE LONGITUDINALLY MOVABLE STRIP REPRESENTING A ROAD, MOTOR MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID STRIP LONGITUDINALLY, BRAKING MEANS FOR HALTING THE MOTION OF SAID STRIP, A MODEL VEHICLE ON SAID STRIP, SAID VEHICLE BEING MOVABLE IN A DIRECTION TRANSVERSE TO THE LENGTH OF SAID STRIP, SAID VEHICLE BEING HELD SUBSTANTIALLY FIXED IN THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL OF SAID STRIP, WHEREBY THE RELATIVE MOTION BETWEEN SAID STRIP AND SAID VEHICLE IN THE DIRECTION OF SAID STRIP IS DUE TO THE MOVEMENT OF SAID STRIP, A STEERING WHEEL SPACED FROM SAID VEHICLE, STEERING MEANS LINKING SAID STEERING WHEEL TO SAID VEHICLE WHEREBY THE TRANSVERSE POSITION OF SAID VEHICLE ON SAID STRIP IS DETERMINED BY THE ANGULAR POSITION OF SAID STEERING WHEEL, ELECTRICAL CONTACTS ON THE UNDER SIDE OF SAID VEHICLE, AND ELECTRICAL CONTACTS ON SAID STRIP, CONTROL MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID BRAKING MEANS WHEN SAID ELECTRICAL CONTACTS ON SAID VEHICLE CONTACT SELECTED ONES OF SAID ELECTRICAL CONTACTS ON SAID STRIP, WHEREBY AN OPERATOR''S MANIPULATION OF SAID STEERING WHEEL WILL DETERMINE THE FREQUENCY OF CONTACT BETWEEN SAID ELECTRICAL CONTACTS ON SAID VEHICLE AND SAID ELECTRICAL CONTACTS ON SAID STRIP.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
197 words
AN APPARATUS SIMULATING THE TRAVEL OF A VEHICLE ON A ROAD COMPRISING: A FLEXIBLE LONGITUDINALLY MOVABLE STRIP REPRESENTING A ROAD, MOTOR MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID STRIP LONGITUDINALLY, BRAKING MEANS FOR HALTING THE MOTION OF SAID STRIP, A MODEL VEHICLE ON SAID STRIP, SAID VEHICLE BEING MOVABLE IN A DIRECTION TRANSVERSE TO THE LENGTH OF SAID STRIP, SAID VEHICLE BEING HELD SUBSTANTIALLY FIXED IN THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL OF SAID STRIP, WHEREBY THE RELATIVE MOTION BETWEEN SAID STRIP AND SAID VEHICLE IN THE DIRECTION OF SAID STRIP IS DUE TO THE MOVEMENT OF SAID STRIP, A STEERING WHEEL SPACED FROM SAID VEHICLE, STEERING MEANS LINKING SAID STEERING WHEEL TO SAID VEHICLE WHEREBY THE TRANSVERSE POSITION OF SAID VEHICLE ON SAID STRIP IS DETERMINED BY THE ANGULAR POSITION OF SAID STEERING WHEEL, ELECTRICAL CONTACTS ON THE UNDER SIDE OF SAID VEHICLE, AND ELECTRICAL CONTACTS ON SAID STRIP, CONTROL MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID BRAKING MEANS WHEN SAID ELECTRICAL CONTACTS ON SAID VEHICLE CONTACT SELECTED ONES OF SAID ELECTRICAL CONTACTS ON SAID STRIP, WHEREBY AN OPERATOR''S MANIPULATION OF SAID STEERING WHEEL WILL DETERMINE THE FREQUENCY OF CONTACT BETWEEN SAID ELECTRICAL CONTACTS ON SAID VEHICLE AND SAID ELECTRICAL CONTACTS ON SAID STRIP.
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