Patent ID: 7357401
Filing Date: 2008-04-15
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A steering system for a vehicle having a body supported on at least two sets of steerable wheels, comprising: a steering shaft provided with a wheel, supported on said body; a torque transmitting main shaft supported longitudinally on said body; means operatively interconnecting said steering shaft and said main shaft for transmitting rotary motion of said steering shaft to rotary motion of said main shaft; first transversely displaceable means directly operatively interconnecting knuckle brackets of one of said sets of steerable wheels; a steering gear having a Pitman arm, directly operatively interconnecting said main shaft and said first transversely displaceable means for translating rotary motion of said main shaft to linear motion of said first transversely displaceable means; second transversely displaceable means directly operatively interconnecting knuckle brackets of the other of said sets of steerable wheels; and a steering gear having a Pitman arm directly operatively interconnecting said main shaft and said second transversely displaceable means for translating rotary motion of said main shaft to linear motion of said second transversely displaceable means.