摘要:
A suspension system for an amphibious vehicle is described, the suspension system being able to be locked in either a lowered or in a retracted position according to whether the vehicle is on land or in water, respectively, the suspension system comprising: a main suspension arm (14) pivoted to a vehicle hull at one end thereof (20), the arm having a rotatably mounted road wheel (12) thereon at an opposite end thereof; moving means (30) operably attached to said pivoted main suspension arm to enable said arm and said road wheel to be retracted relative to said hull; an upper suspension link (120) operably and pivotally connected to the road wheel end of said main suspension arm, said upper suspension link having a pivoted joint (60) intermediate its ends; said upper suspension link being pivoted on said hull at an axis (52) remote from said pivoted joint; said upper suspension link being operably engagable with suspension position locking means (122, 130, 132, 136, 138) in both lowered and retracted positions.
摘要:
A vehicle having a wheel which is movable between a lower position and a raised position by a wheel retraction and lowering mechanism is described, the mechanism including a guide to determine the path of the wheel during retraction, said guide being in the form of a pillar, and characterised in that a lower portion (c;16) of which is slidable relative to an upper portion (B;14) whereby the length of the pillar is less when the wheel is in its retracted position than when it is in its lowered position.
摘要:
The arrangement has at least one retractable steered wheel, and comprises : at least one wheel rotatably mounted on a steerable leg member (18); said leg member (18) being pivotably mounted on pivot means which is pivotable around a substantially horizontal axis (30) relative to a hull of said amphibious vehicle, said axis also being transverse to a longitudinal direction of travel of said hull; a steering arm member (28) operably connected to said steerable leg member (18); means to raise said wheel by pivoting said wheel about said horizontal axis; wherein an end of said steering arm member remote from said steerable leg member is closely adjacent said horizontal axis and operably connected to steering arm moving means.