Patent ID: 7618050

Claim:
A vehicle steering arrangement for an amphibious vehicle comprising: at least a pair of steerable wheels each mounted to a suspension arrangement arranged to swing upwards from a protracted road position to a retracted marine position, wherein a retraction arm is connected to said suspension arrangement for moving at least one wheel between the protracted and retracted positions upon rotation of a swing arm; a driver for relaying motion from the suspension arrangement to a swingable connection on a steering column on protraction and on retraction of the suspension arrangement, wherein the swingable connection is connected to a track rod having at each end a link articulatedly connected to an upright member of the suspension arrangement, the swingable connection on the steering column being so arranged that movement of the suspension from protraction to retraction causes the connection to swing from an active position, in which active position rotation of the steering column causes the track rod to move transversely and steer the road wheels, to an inactive position, in which inactive position rotation of the steering column is unable to fully move the track rod from a fully left to a fully right road steering position, and wherein the driver for pivoting the swingable connection from the active to the inactive position comprises a cable from the swing arm to an arrangement on the steering column.