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US3291245A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Vehicle variable ratio steering system

Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1964-07-31
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Granted: 1966-12-13
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Expires: 1984-07-31
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Lubomyr O Hewko

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 04:12
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D6/00; B62D6/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S60/00; Y10S60/907

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 76 words
IN A VEHICLE HAVING STEERING, LINKAGE INCLUDING AN ANGULARLY MOVEABLE MEMBER, A LINKAGE MEMBER WHOSE EFFECTIVE LENGTH IS A FUNCTION OF THE OVERALL STEERING LINKAGE RATIO, MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID MEMBERS FOR CONJOINT ANGULAR MOVEMENT AND FOR PERMITTING RELATIVE TRANSVERSE MOVEMENT TO VARY THE EFFECTIVE LENGTH OF SAID LINKAGE MEMBER, A SERVOMECHANISM OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO ONE OF SAID MEMBERS OPERABLE TO EFFECT RELATIVE TRANSVERSE MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID MEMBERS AND SAID SERVOMECHANISM INCLUDING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO VEHICLE
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 76 words
IN A VEHICLE HAVING STEERING, LINKAGE INCLUDING AN ANGULARLY MOVEABLE MEMBER, A LINKAGE MEMBER WHOSE EFFECTIVE LENGTH IS A FUNCTION OF THE OVERALL STEERING LINKAGE RATIO, MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID MEMBERS FOR CONJOINT ANGULAR MOVEMENT AND FOR PERMITTING RELATIVE TRANSVERSE MOVEMENT TO VARY THE EFFECTIVE LENGTH OF SAID LINKAGE MEMBER, A SERVOMECHANISM OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO ONE OF SAID MEMBERS OPERABLE TO EFFECT RELATIVE TRANSVERSE MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID MEMBERS AND SAID SERVOMECHANISM INCLUDING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO VEHICLE

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