Patent ID: 6125963
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
Rear axle steering device comprising:two spaced apart steerable wheels (2A, 2B),two rotatably mounted steering elements (4A, 4B), one of each fixedly coupled to each of said wheels (2A, 2B), said steering elements (4A, 4B) at least section-wise exhibiting two respectively different curved circumference areas (40A, 40B, 42A, 42B) wherein the circumference areas (40A, 42A; 40B, 42B) of one steering element (4A; 4B) steadily transition into each other,a coupling element (5) positively coupling the two steering elements (4A, 4B), wherein the coupling element (5) during turning from neutral to left newly engages only in said first segment (40A) of said first steering element and said second segment (42B) of said second steering element, and during a turning from neutral to right newly engages only in said second segment (42A) of said first steering element and said first segment (40B) of said second steering element,a steering wheel (12), anda control element (10) connected to said steering wheel (10), which control element is engaged in the coupling element (5) for conversion of rotation movement of said steering wheel (12) into translation movement of the coupling element (5).