141 |
Amphibious Vehicle |
US14354768 |
2012-10-28 |
US20140335748A1 |
2014-11-13 |
Ross Anthony Stevens |
There is provided an amphibious vehicle including a plate aluminium planing boat hull (10) having a transverse collision bulkhead (12) and a pair of recesses (13) disposed each side of the stem (14). Transom portions (17) are located at either side of a central pod (21). The collision bulkhead (12) and the transom portions (17) support respective pairs of extendable strut and wheel assemblies (24) each comprising a mounting bracket (25) and a coil spring over shock absorber assembly (27). Spaced suspension rods 31 extend through the bottom of the bracket to provide for suspension travel to stop (35). The upper ends of the suspension rods are secured to a header assembly (36) which forms the upper mount for a wheel strut assembly (37) consisting of double acting hydraulic ram (40) secured to a strut casing (44) of square section passing through a bearing pack assembly (46) mounted to the suspension rods (31). |
142 |
AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE POWER TRAINS |
US13907714 |
2013-05-31 |
US20130267132A1 |
2013-10-10 |
Glen Michael JEFFERY; Hans WEEKERS; Simon James LONGDILL; Stephen John BRIGGS |
An amphibious vehicle power train having an engine (2) with an output shaft (4), driving an input member (6) of a variable speed change transmission (11). The speed change transmission, which may be a continuously variable transmission is arranged to drive road wheels through an output member (8). The engine also drives a marine propulsion unit (24). The axis of the output member (8) is above the axis of the input member (6). Four wheel drive may be provided (FIG. 2). |
143 |
Transformable teleoperated amphibious fuel truck |
US13157754 |
2011-06-10 |
US08543256B1 |
2013-09-24 |
Gabor Karafiath |
According to typical practice of the present invention, a vehicle is remotely controlled and is travelable both in water and on land. The vehicle has two liquid-containment components that are situated generally one above the other. Pumping devices bring about transfer of cargo liquid (e.g., fuel or water) from either component to the other component. In accordance with the liquid transfer, the vehicle turns over, about its longitudinal axis, between two generally opposite buoyant positions, each of which is stable and viable for marine navigation. When the flow of the liquid sufficiently shifts weight from one component to the other, the vehicle inverts; that is, the emptying component flips from the bottom to the top, and the filling component flips from the top to the bottom. One of the buoyant positions of the vehicle is characterized by wheels for amphibiously transitioning the vehicle from water travel to land travel. |
144 |
Amphibious vehicle power trains |
US11793936 |
2005-12-21 |
US08454398B2 |
2013-06-04 |
Glen Michael Jeffery; Hans Weekers; Simon James Longdill; Stephen John Briggs |
An amphibious vehicle power train having an engine (2) with an output shaft (4), driving an input member (6) of a variable speed change transmission (11). The speed change transmission, which may be a continuously variable transmission is arranged to drive road wheels through an output member (8). The engine also drives a marine propulsion unit (24). The axis of the output member (8) is above the axis of the input member (6). Four wheel drive may be provided (FIG. 2). |
145 |
DRIVE MEANS FOR AMPHIBIOUS EQUIPMENT |
US13811794 |
2011-09-20 |
US20130130574A1 |
2013-05-23 |
Kim Boon Tiew |
Amphibious construction equipment comprising a working unit supported on a pair of elongate, parallel, buoyant pontoons (2) each of which carries a caterpillar track (3) driven by sprockets mounted on an axles (5), the axles (5) being positioned at or towards the ends of each pontoon (2) on its upper surface, wherein each axle (5) is driven by at least one hydraulic motor (4), all the motors (4) being powered by a single hydraulic pump (7), the motors (4) on each pontoon (2) being arranged such that they run synchronously as to both direction and rate but not necessarily in the same direction or at the same rate as the motors (4) on the other pontoon (2). |
146 |
Personal marine transporter capable of offering the rider the exhilarating feeling of steering a very maneuverable water craft by the direction of his body motion |
US12800120 |
2010-05-10 |
US20110275255A1 |
2011-11-10 |
Ching Yin Au; Lawrence Au; Beverly Au |
A personal marine transporter capable of offering the rider the exhilarating feeling of steering a very maneuverable water craft by the direction of his body motion. Additional features consisting of a handle bar collapsible downward into its housing, a seat with its back rotatable backward and two armrests rotatable forward, reduce the height of the water craft for easy land transportation. |
147 |
Amphibious Vehicle Power Trains |
US11793936 |
2005-12-21 |
US20090004932A1 |
2009-01-01 |
Glen Michael Jeffery; Hans Weekers; Simon James Longdill; Stephen John Briggs |
An amphibious vehicle power train having an engine (2) with an output shaft (4), driving an input member (6) of a variable speed change transmission (11). The speed change transmission, which may be a continuously variable transmission is arranged to drive road wheels through an output member (8). The engine also drives a marine propulsion unit (24). The axis of the output member (8) is above the axis of the input member (6). Four wheel drive may be provided (FIG. 2). |
148 |
Amphibious vehicle retractable suspension |
US10851016 |
2004-05-21 |
US07314394B2 |
2008-01-01 |
Christopher Paul Darby |
Amphibious vehicle (1, FIG. 1) has retractable road wheels (2, 2′, FIG. 1). This may allow planing. During marine travel, at least one wheel may droop below the water line. This increases drag, particularly when cornering. Suspension height sensor 22 may be arranged to detect a threshold beyond which the wheel should not be allowed to droop over water, unless mode change is in progress. When this threshold is passed, pump 18 co-operates with controller 15 to pump fluid into lower chamber 7′ of actuator 5 to retract the wheel. Switchable valves 9, 19, 21, and 23 are provided to allow adjustment of fluid chamber volumes. Gas filled accumulators 11 may be provided where a hydraulic suspension is used. Numeral 42 represents an adjustable trim tab. FIG. 4 shows an alternative fluid system layout, with valves 19, 19′, and 110 to allow fluid to be returned to tank 18′. |
149 |
Masted vehicle |
US10571262 |
2004-09-09 |
US20070144423A1 |
2007-06-28 |
Javis Roberts |
The invention relates to a vehicle, such as an amphibious land and water vehicle or terrestrial vehicle comprising, vehicle sides; a seating deck where passengers are seated (preferably having capacity for at least 20, 30, 40 or 50 passengers); and a mast connected to the deck. The masts are preferably operable between a first position when the masts are raised and fully extended and sails deployed as described herein for transport on water and a second position in which the masts are retracted as described herein for transportation of passengers on land. |
150 |
Bump stop |
US10332735 |
2001-07-17 |
US06994358B2 |
2006-02-07 |
Terence James Roycroft |
Bump stop for an amphibious vehicle suspension having a member selectively movable between an operating position, and an inoperative position. This allows the suspension to retract road wheels along locus for conversion to marine mode. Bump stop free end may be moved by filling cavities with pressurized fluid. Alternatively, the entire bump stop may be rotated on a pivot by a hydraulic cylinder, an electric solenoid, manually or by any other mechanical means. Alternatively, the movable member may be a position in a cylinder, withdrawn against a return spring by hydraulic pressure, and may act against resilient snubber on the vehicle suspension. Bump pad has a curved undersurface, allowing the bump stop to be bent out of the way when the suspension is lowered. |
151 |
Combination fixed and rotating wing aircraft and land vehicle |
US10208076 |
2002-07-29 |
US20020195518A1 |
2002-12-26 |
Norman
Don
Killingsworth |
An aeronautical body is enabled for carrying personnel, and mounted in laterally extending positions from the side surfaces of the body are a pair of medially placed main wings and a pair of proximally placed canard wing tips. In spaced apart proximity to the side and top surfaces of the body, and mounted therefrom, a pair of horizontal stabilizer wings and a propulsion device are placed. A pair of helicopter rotor assemblies are mounted at mutually divergent angles such that a pair of rotor blades are enabled for rotation without mutual interference. The body is mounted on wheels enabled for supporting, propelling and steering the apparatus in movements on a hard surface. |
152 |
Underwater and land travel vehicle |
US696852 |
1996-08-07 |
US5775226A |
1998-07-07 |
Hiroshi Futami; Kenjiro Futami |
A pair of travel rails (46) each having an upper surface and a lower surface are laid to extend from on the land (44) into the water (45). Main tires (12) are rotatably disposed on opposite sides of a vehicle body (1), so that they are located between the upper and lower surfaces of the travel rails (46), and so that they abut against the lower surfaces of the travel rails (46) during traveling of the vehicle body on the land. Auxiliary tires (13) are disposed on upper portions of the main tires (12) to abut against the main tires (12). The auxiliary tires (13) are adapted to abut against the upper portions of the travel rails (46) under influence of the buoyancy of the vehicle body (1) during traveling of the vehicle body in the water. Thus, the travel vehicle body (1) can continuously travel on the land and in the water by rotatively driving the main tires (12) to move the travel vehicle body (1) along the travel rails (46). |
153 |
Amphibious boat |
US342611 |
1994-11-21 |
US5520138A |
1996-05-28 |
F. Harold Humphrey |
The present invention is directed to an amphibious boat. The boat includes retractable wheel assemblies secured either side of the boat and movable from a trailering position to a storage position. In a preferred embodiment, the wheel assemblies lock with hydrofoil members secured to the boat hull and effectively transfer loads to the boat hull when the wheel assemblies are in the trailering position. The hydrofoils serve to provide additional lift for the boat when appropriately driven through the water. The wheel assemblies also have a unique suspension arrangement of the wheels for improved trailering characteristics. |
154 |
Amphibious vessel |
US239012 |
1988-08-29 |
US4857022A |
1989-08-15 |
David M. Slonim |
An amphibious vessel has at least two substantially parallel, elongate flotation members (2, 3) which operate on water as hulls. Each flotation members (2, 3) is rotatable about a longitudinal axis thereof so as to be rollable over land. The rotation of one flotation member (2) may be power-driven, while another flotation member (3) may be steerable during travel over land. |
155 |
Amphibious vehicle |
US316505 |
1981-10-29 |
US4419085A |
1983-12-06 |
Rudolf Laucks; Karl Blickle |
In an amphibious vehicle having driven wheels for movement along dry surfaces and a driving unit for movement through fluids, the improvement comprising at least one of the driven wheels being provided with supports and a positioning mechanism for propeller blades, which, upon rotation of the wheel, generate motion through the fluid according to the principle of cycloidal propellers. The supports for the propeller blades are arranged and constructed such that the propeller blades protrude laterally out of the wheel rim, whereby the axis of rotation of the propeller blades are inclined a small, acute angle towards the axis of the wheels. |
156 |
All-terrain amphibious vehicle |
US26692 |
1979-04-03 |
US4274502A |
1981-06-23 |
Michael Somerton-Rayner |
An automotive vehicle is provided, for use inter alia as a mobile anti-tank guided missile-firing platform, which is sufficiently inexpensive to be expendable in battle and can be readily carried by a helicopter. The vehicle has a main frame comprising a pair of longitudinal closed box section members joined to form a ladder construction by a cross member and having strong points for the mounting of an engine and gearbox. The ground wheels, which lean outwards by about 5 degrees, are mounted on stub axles journalled in the box section members and are all driven by chains housed in oil baths within the box section members. Steering is accomplished by braking the transmission on one side or the other. The wheel tires are low pressure raw hide tires. The closed box section members project below the body of the vehicle and have toboggan-shaped ends to act as runners in snow. The body of the vehicle is constructed as a waterproof box to give buoyancy. The front and back wheels are higher on the frame than the center wheels. |
157 |
Amphibious vehicle |
US913237 |
1978-06-06 |
US4176726A |
1979-12-04 |
Hans Schaeff |
An amphibious vehicle including an undercarriage having pairs of front and rear primary wheels, a vehicle body mounted on the undercarriage, a propulsion device operable while the vehicle is afloat and including drive wheel means mounted on arms pivotally secured to the rear of the vehicle so that the height of the drive wheel means may be adjusted by pivoting the arms about a horizontal axis, the drive wheel means having a ribbed pattern thereon. |
158 |
Hydraulic control and drive system for amphibious vehicle having a
topside dragline draw works thereon |
US798461 |
1977-05-19 |
US4124124A |
1978-11-07 |
Huey J. Rivet |
The present disclosure is directed to a hydraulic system for an endless track pontoon type amphibious vehicle having a dragline draw works mounted on the vehicle and both topside and undercarriage mechanism are operated hydraulically, the undercarriage works being driven through a hydraulic swivel valve mounted between the upper draw works and the amphibious undercarriage. |
159 |
Amphibious vehicle |
US36022473 |
1973-05-14 |
US3903831A |
1975-09-09 |
BARTLETT ROBERT N; BARTLETT ALLEN R |
An amphibious vehicle having an improved hull design and provided with retractable front and rear wheel assemblies which move from lowered, ground-engaging positions to elevated, retracted positions substantially above the waterline when the vehicle is in the water. The vehicle has a rear mounted engine provided with a forwardly extending, articulated drive shaft coupled through an improved, floating power transfer mechanism to the front wheels for driving the same. Improved steering means is provided for the front wheels to permit steering of the vehicle. A marine outdrive is carried by the vehicle at the rear thereof and is coupled with the engine for propelling the vehicle through the water. Sliding hatch panels for the vehicle rear wheel wells close the latter to streamline the hull for marine operation and to increase the buoyancy thereof. An interlock system is utilized to prevent retraction of the wheels when the vehicle is on land and when the engine transmission is in gear.
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160 |
Amphibious structure |
US3785325D |
1971-06-14 |
US3785325A |
1974-01-15 |
MYCROFT L |
An amphibious vehicle having means for driving the vehicle on land at one end thereof and having means for driving the vehicle in the water at the other end thereof including a seat in the vehicle adapted to be pivoted about an axis transverse of the vehicle to provide a driving seat for the vehicle when it is driven from one end and a rear seat for the vehicle when it is driven from the other end.
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