公开(公告)号：US20050151334A1

公开(公告)日：2005-07-14

申请号：US11020173

申请日：2004-12-27

申请人： Michael Flowers ,  Stephen Jarema ,  Edward Dwyer ,  Robert Hopely ,  David Zaveloff ,  Robert Martin

发明人： Michael Flowers ,  Stephen Jarema ,  Edward Dwyer ,  Robert Hopely ,  David Zaveloff ,  Robert Martin

IPC分类号： B62B3/00 ,  B62D11/00 ,  B62D11/24 ,  B62K5/00 ,  B62K21/00

CPC分类号： B62D11/003 ,  B62D11/24 ,  B62K5/007 ,  B62K21/00

摘要： A vehicle is disclosed having a reduced turning radius comprising a directional wheel assembly for turning the vehicle and a drive wheel assembly for driving the vehicle. The drive wheel assembly has a first and a second drive wheel independently driven by a first and a second motor through a control circuit. A counter-rotation circuit counter-rotates the first and second drive wheels upon a major turning position of the directional wheel assembly to enhance the turning of the vehicle. A reducing circuit reduces the speed of the motors upon a minor turning position of the directional wheel assembly. The vehicle may include a slide mechanism for providing a reduced wheelbase to further reduce the turning radius of the vehicle. One embodiment of the invention includes an improved steering device for controlling the directional wheel assembly.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种具有减小的转弯半径的车辆，包括用于转动车辆的定向轮组件和用于驱动车辆的驱动轮组件。 驱动轮组件具有通过控制电路由第一和第二电动机独立地驱动的第一和第二驱动轮。 逆向旋转电路在第一和第二驱动轮在定向轮组件的主要转动位置上相反旋转以增强车辆的转动。 减速电路在方向盘组件的小转动位置时降低了电动机的速度。 车辆可以包括用于提供减小的轴距的滑动机构，以进一步减小车辆的转弯半径。 本发明的一个实施例包括用于控制方向盘组件的改进的转向装置。