Patent ID: 7413201
Filing Date: 2008-08-19
Classification: B60G,B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A utility vehicle with a steering system having single-wheel-suspended steering wheels, which are mounted on a respective wheel carrier ( 11 ), wherein each wheel carrier may be swivelled about the axis of at least one rigidly connected bolt ( 18 ) and is connected via a ball-and-socket joint ( 9 ), on the bolt, to a transverse suspension element ( 1 ) that is articulated to the vehicle body, wherein associated with the ball-and-socket joint ( 9 ) is a steering angle sensor ( 22 ) comprising a rotatable input member ( 23 ), which is located at least approximately in the extension of the axis of the swivel bolt ( 18 ), the rotatable input member being connected to the bolt via an entrainment element ( 25 ) that transmits the swivel motion of said bolt in an angularly precise manner to detect the current swivel position of the wheel carrier ( 11 ), wherein the entrainment element ( 25 ) is a hinged shaft, which in the end region in proximity to the wheel carrier comprises a cardan joint ( 25 b ) and in the end region in proximity to the sensor is connected to the input member ( 23 ) via an articulated coupling ( 26 ) that compensates variations in distance between the centre point (C) of the ball-and-socket joint ( 9 ) and the steering angle sensor ( 22 ).