Patent ID: 6672411
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
A control mechanism for a vehicle having dual transmissions for operating respective drive wheels, said mechanism comprising:a control element for displacing a first plate rectilinearly in a first direction, said plate having a profiled slot formed therein, said slot having a major axis extending in the direction of rectilinear displacement of the first plate; an additional control element for displacing a second plate rectilinearly in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of displacement of the first plate, said first and second plates being positioned in an overlaying relationship, the second plate being provided with a pair of parallel slots extending in the direction of rectilinear displacement of the second plate and positioned in communication with the slot in said first plate; and a pair of connecting rods extending between said second plate and the transmissions, said rods each having a first end connected to a respective transmission and a protrusion at its opposite end projecting through a respective slot in the second plate and the profiled slot in the first plate.