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Amphibious armored vehicle
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1968-09-03
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Granted: 1971-03-02
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Expires: 1988-09-03
Abstract
Abstract An amphibious armored vehicle having a plurality of wheels which are arranged in spaced relationship on each side of a hull and which is steered by controlling the speed of the wheels on one side as compared with the speed of the wheels on the other side. Each wheel is individually suspended and on each side of the vehicle there is provided a drive shaft means which is driven from a steering mechanism and by which each wheel is driven.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter Ruf
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 17:39
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60G; B60G13/00; B60F; B60F3/00; B60F3/0007; B60G11/00; B60G11/18; B60G11/183; B60G15/00; B60G15/02; B60G15/06; B60G17/00; B60G17/02; B60G17/027; B60G17/0277; B60G21/00; B60G3/00; B60G3/02; B60G3/12; B60G3/14; B60G3/145; B60G5/00; B60G5/01; B60K; B60K17/00; B60K17/04; B60K17/043; B60K17/34; B60K17/36; B62; B62D; B62D11/00; B62D11/02; B62D11/06; B62D11/10; B62D11/12; B62D55/00; B62D55/08; B62D55/104; B62D55/108; B62D55/1083; B62D55/12; B62D55/125; B62D61/00; B62D61/10; B60G2204/00; B60G2204/10; B60G2204/12; B60G2204/13; B60G2300/00; B60G2300/07; B60G2300/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
210 words
An amphibious armored vehicle comprising a hull; a plurality of wheels on each side of the hull, which wheels are in spaced relationship in the direction of travel of the vehicle; wheel suspension members for mounting each wheel on said hull and making it possible for each wheel to carry out vertical displacement with respect to the hull independently of the other wheels, each said wheel suspension member comprising a housing which is rotatably fastened to the tank hull, a plurality of shafts in said housing and having bevel gears mounted on the ends thereof forming a drive train to drive the wheel associated with the wheel suspension member; shock absorber means for damping the vertical movement of each wheel; drive means operatively connected to drive all of said wheels; said drive means comprising an engine mounted within the hull, a steering mechanism operatively connected to be driven by said engine and having at least one drive shaft extending to each side of the vehicle, transmission means operatively connecting each of said drive shafts to drive said drive train whereby all wheels on one side of the vehicle are driven at the same speed with relative speeds between the wheels on each side of said vehicle being varied for steering.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
210 words
An amphibious armored vehicle comprising a hull; a plurality of wheels on each side of the hull, which wheels are in spaced relationship in the direction of travel of the vehicle; wheel suspension members for mounting each wheel on said hull and making it possible for each wheel to carry out vertical displacement with respect to the hull independently of the other wheels, each said wheel suspension member comprising a housing which is rotatably fastened to the tank hull, a plurality of shafts in said housing and having bevel gears mounted on the ends thereof forming a drive train to drive the wheel associated with the wheel suspension member; shock absorber means for damping the vertical movement of each wheel; drive means operatively connected to drive all of said wheels; said drive means comprising an engine mounted within the hull, a steering mechanism operatively connected to be driven by said engine and having at least one drive shaft extending to each side of the vehicle, transmission means operatively connecting each of said drive shafts to drive said drive train whereby all wheels on one side of the vehicle are driven at the same speed with relative speeds between the wheels on each side of said vehicle being varied for steering.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
86 words
A vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a series of openings formed in both sides of said hull, a hollow journal member mounted in each said opening with their inner bores in alignment therewith, the housing of each said wheel suspension member being rotatably mounted on each journal member and having therein a drive shaft, a first angle drive and a transmission shaft, the drive shaft being supported in the hollow journal member and being driven by the first angle drive from the transmission shaft.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
A vehicle according to claim 2, further comprising a second angle drive arranged on the outer end of the drive shaft, a shaft driven by the second angle drive and a third angle drive with an outward shaft which is driven by the shaft.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
A vehicle according to claim 2, further comprising ring means inserted in the openings of the hull, a hollow journal member being fastened in nonrotatable manner to each ring means and a lever keyed onto the journal member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
A vehicle according to claim 2, in which said shock absorbing comprises a housing, a damping liquid contained in the housing, and valve means to control the flow of said liquid upon the inward springing of the associated wheel.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
A vehicle according to claim 5, further comprising a lever fixedly mounted on each said wheel suspension member, a plurality of plate springs mounted in said housing and which are compressed by said lever upon the swinging of the wheel suspension member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
A vehicle according to claim 5, further comprising electromagnetic means associated with each valve whereby energization of said electromagnetic means substantially simultaneously and instantaneously closes said valves to fix the relative positions of the wheels with respect to the hull.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
A vehicle according to claim 1, in which the steering mechanism comprises, to drive the wheels on each side of the vehicle, planetary gears, brake means, clutch means, locking brakes and side counter shafts operatively connected as a power train, both said planetary gears being operatively connected to said engine.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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