Patent ID: 11945497
Assignee: GN TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 17:
18. A steering axle to be mounted to a vehicle having a longitudinal axis, the steering axle comprising:
an axle structure on which is mounted a left steerable wheel and a right steerable wheel, each of the left steerable wheel and the right steerable wheel being rotatable about a respective wheel rotation axis;
a left steering piece rotatably mounted to the axle structure and adapted to have the left steerable wheel mounted thereto, the left steering piece being rotatable around a first steering rotation axis;
a right steering piece rotatably mounted to the axle structure and adapted to have the right steerable wheel mounted thereto, the right steering piece being rotatable around a second steering rotation axis; and
a central piece rotatably mounted to the axle structure about a pivot axis, the central piece having a left interface and a right interface symmetric to each other,
wherein, when the central piece is in a first position, the central piece steers the wheel rotation axes in a parallel orientation in which the steerable wheels are straight and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle,
wherein the central piece comprises a cogged portion adapted to interface with the left steering piece,
wherein the steering axle further comprises a steer driving arm connected to the central piece, and
wherein the axle structure comprising a pair of longitudinal beams, wherein the steer driving arm extends between the longitudinal beams.