141 |
Hydraulic Transaxle |
US12204458 |
2008-09-04 |
US20090049833A1 |
2009-02-26 |
Shinya SAKAKURA; Takeshi Okazaki; Koji Iwaki |
A hydraulic transaxle has an axle casing and a pair of hydraulic motors disposed in the axle casing. The hydraulic motors have respective motor shafts and respective moveable swash plates. An axis of tilt of each moveable swash plate is offset with respect to a longitudinal axis of the respective motor shaft, and the moveable swash plates are operatively engaged to a steering operation device. |
142 |
Hydraulic axle-drive device |
US10917557 |
2004-08-13 |
US07431122B2 |
2008-10-07 |
Koji Iwaki; Norihiro Ishii; Shigenori Sakikawa; Katsumoto Mizukawa; Manabu Kawakami; Kentaro Nagata |
A transaxle (1), having a hydraulic drive unit (20) and a pair of left and right wheel support units (2L and 2R), is suspended from a vehicle frame so as to be turnable around a turning-center axis oriented in a fore-and-aft direction of a vehicle. The hydraulic drive unit (20) comprises: a pair of left and right hydraulic motors (23L and 23R) having respective left and right horizontal motor shafts (23b); a center section (22) formed therein with an oil passage for hydraulically connecting at least one of the hydraulic motors to a hydraulic pump, the center section having motor attachment surfaces onto which the hydraulic motors are attached; and a pair of left and right axle casings (2L and 2R) containing the respective hydraulic motors and supporting the respective motor shafts. The pair of wheel support units (30L and 30R), supporting respective left and right travel wheels (1L and 1R), are joined to respective outer ends of the left and right axle casings, and drivingly connected to the respective motor shafts (23b). |
143 |
Hydraulic Transaxle |
US12101724 |
2008-04-11 |
US20080217991A1 |
2008-09-11 |
Koji IWAKI; Norihiro Ishii; Shigenori Sakikawa; Katsumoto Mizukawa; Manabu Kawakami; Kentaro Nagata |
A transaxle (1), having a hydraulic drive unit (20) and a pair of left and right wheel support units (2L and 2R), is suspended from a vehicle frame so as to be turnable around a turning-center axis oriented in a fore-and-aft direction of a vehicle. The hydraulic drive unit (20) comprises: a pair of left and right hydraulic motors (23L and 23R) having respective left and right horizontal motor shafts (23b); a center section (22) formed therein with an oil passage for hydraulically connecting at least one of the hydraulic motors to a hydraulic pump, the center section having motor attachment surfaces onto which the hydraulic motors are attached; and a pair of left and right axle casings (2L and 2R) containing the respective hydraulic motors and supporting the respective motor shafts. The pair of wheel support units (30L and 30R), supporting respective left and right travel wheels (1L and 1R), are joined to respective outer ends of the left and right axle casings, and drivingly connected to the respective motor shafts (23b). |
144 |
Steering logic for self-propelled mower |
US11429873 |
2006-05-08 |
US07418328B2 |
2008-08-26 |
Bernard Edwin Romig |
Steering logic for a self-propelled vehicle having a plurality of wheels includes the steps of receiving translational velocity and angular velocity commands, determining the resultant velocity and steer angle of each wheel, and determining the wheel offset correction for each wheel based on the scrub radius of each wheel and the angular velocity command. |
145 |
Transaxle |
US12022642 |
2008-01-30 |
US20080179128A1 |
2008-07-31 |
Koji IWAKI; Fumitoshi Ishino |
A transaxle comprises: a pair of left and right steerable wheels; a hydraulic pressure source; a pair of left and right variable displacement hydraulic motors, serving as first and second hydraulic motors for driving the respective steerable wheels, wherein the first and second hydraulic motors are fluidly connected in parallel to the hydraulic pressure source, and wherein the first and second hydraulic motors are provided with respective movable swash plates; and a motor control linkage for simultaneously moving both the swash plates of the first and second hydraulic motors according to a turning angle of one of the steerable wheels. The motor control linkage includes a first pivot shaft for controlling the swash plate of the first hydraulic motor, a second pivot shaft for controlling the swash plate of the second hydraulic motor, a first arm pivoted on a side of the first pivot shaft opposite to the second pivot shaft so as to be linked to the one of the steerable wheels, a second arm provided on the first pivot shaft so as to be linked to the first arm, a third arm provided on the first pivot shaft rotatably integrally with the second arm, and a fourth arm provided on the second pivot shaft, the fourth arm including a first contact portion. When the first arm rotates according to turning of the steerable wheel, the second and third arms rotate from initial positions of the second and third arms, so that the fourth arm, contacting the third arm at the first contact portion, rotates from an initial position of the fourth arm. |
146 |
Systems and methods for controlling slip of vehicle drive members |
US11606201 |
2006-11-30 |
US20080128189A1 |
2008-06-05 |
Randall D. Pruitt; Igor Strashny |
A system for controlling slip of vehicle drive members is disclosed. The system includes a power train including a plurality of drive members and a hydraulic transmission configured to supply torque to at least one of the drive members. A magnitude of the torque is related to fluid flow in the hydraulic transmission. The system further includes a controller configured to control the fluid flow in the hydraulic transmission. The controller is configured to receive a signal indicative of a steering command and a signal indicative of a parameter related to pressure in the hydraulic transmission. The controller is further configured to control slip of the at least one drive member based on the signal indicative of a steering command and the signal indicative of a parameter related to pressure. |
147 |
Tracked vehicle |
US11702596 |
2007-02-06 |
US20080128183A1 |
2008-06-05 |
Ryan Fairhead |
The present invention is an improved personal tracked vehicle consisting of a platform pivotally mounted on top of a housing, the platform having a right and left side and a central axis. The platform is pivotally movable between a first position wherein the right side of the platform is below the left side of the platform and a second position wherein the left side of the platform is below the right side of the platform. The platform has a forward portion, a rearward portion and middle portion between the two, the middle portion being arched upwardly. The vehicle further includes a pair of parallel right and left tracks mounted to the housing below the platform, the right track being coupled to a right track transmission and the left track being coupled to a left track transmission, the right and left track transmissions both being coupled to a motor for driving the transmissions. The right and left track transmissions are operatively coupled to the platform such that when the platform is pivoted towards its first position, the left track is driven faster and the right track is driven slower, and when the platform is pivoted towards its second position, the right track is driven faster and the left track is driven slower, the platform being biased towards a central position wherein the left and right drives operate at the same speed. The motor of the vehicle is mounted to the housing below the middle portion of the platform and between the tracks. |
148 |
CONTROLLER SENSE INVERTER FOR POWERED VEHICLES HAVING A ROTATING TURRET |
US11929386 |
2007-10-30 |
US20080119985A1 |
2008-05-22 |
Edward D. Schubitzke |
A rotating turret vehicle having steering controls in the turret, has the sense of those controls reversed when the turret faces to the rear of the vehicle. Thus, when the operator faces the rear of the vehicle due to turret rotation, the sense of the controls are reversed so he or she operates the controls as when facing forward. Pushing a lever forward to cause forward vehicle movement when facing forward, causes reverse movement when facing backward. |
149 |
Tractor with hydraulic speed and steering control for steering at maximum speed |
US11188293 |
2005-07-25 |
US07306062B2 |
2007-12-11 |
James Thomas Dunn |
A tractor has hydraulically driven wheels at a cab end and castor wheels at an engine end. It can be driven cab forward in a working mode with a header on the forward end. It is rotated to engine forward in the transport position for more stable higher speed travel. The driven wheels are driven by hydraulic motors each having their own drive pump the output of which is controlled by a cam plate. The speed control is effected by a manually operable lever through a servo-cylinder which locates a speed control arm moving both cam plates to the set position. In a maximum speed position both cam plates are engaged against a stop. The steering is effected by moving the cam plates differentially to drive the wheels at different speeds. The piston rod of the servo-cylinder includes a spring relief so that the speed control arm can back off from the maximum position by moving the servo-cylinder body when steering in the maximum speed position. |
150 |
Floor conveyor |
US11490872 |
2006-07-20 |
US20070175693A1 |
2007-08-02 |
Norbert Krimbacher |
The present disclosure relates to a steerable floor conveyor with at least partly driven wheels, wherein the driven wheels can be driven by means of individual drives and a lateral wheel force controller is provided, which controls the driving torque of the driven wheels. |
151 |
Method and apparatus of controlling an automotive vehicle using brake-steer as a function of steering wheel torque |
US10708669 |
2004-03-18 |
US07165644B2 |
2007-01-23 |
Timothy G. Offerle; Hongtei E. Tseng; Craig H. Stephan |
A method of controlling an automotive vehicle having a turning radius includes determining a hand wheel torque and applying brake-steer as a function of hand wheel torque. |
152 |
Motorized infantry armor |
US11330164 |
2006-01-12 |
US20060249316A1 |
2006-11-09 |
Dennis Buller |
With this unique configuration of the driver kneeling and controlling the vehicle with their feet, allows for the driver to use their hands for complicated tasks while still having the use of a powered mobility vehicle. |
153 |
Actuating device for a vehicle transmission |
US11284694 |
2005-11-22 |
US20060144181A1 |
2006-07-06 |
Max Witzenberger |
An actuating device for vehicle transmissions, in particular of tracked vehicles or wheeled vehicles having a wheel-based steering system, for the remote shifting and emergency shifting of the vehicle transmission is disclosed. The actuating device has a signal transmitter for the driving direction of the vehicle. A single lever is provided for actuating the remote shifting for the driving direction and the emergency shifting and for producing a driving-direction signal. |
154 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CONTROLLING AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE USING BRAKE-STEER AS A FUNCTION OF STEERING WHEEL TORQUE |
US10708669 |
2004-03-18 |
US20050236896A1 |
2005-10-27 |
Timothy Offerle; Hongtei Tseng; Craig Stephan |
A method of controlling an automotive vehicle having a turning radius includes determining a hand wheel torque and applying brake-steer as a function of hand wheel torque. |
155 |
Utility vehicle with foot-controlled mobility |
US10407639 |
2003-04-04 |
US06845829B2 |
2005-01-25 |
James T. Hafendorfer |
A utility vehicle with foot-controlled mobility is provided that includes a skeletal frame structure supporting a gasoline engine which utilizes a belt drive system to drive hydraulic motors with one hydraulic motor disposed at each rear wheel. The vehicle includes four wheel and tire assemblies, substantially at each corner with the rear wheels being driven and the front wheels being formed as casters for 360° rotation to provide a zero turning radius vehicle. The user sits upright in a manner wherein the user's legs are supported on pivotal leg support plates to allow the user to sit upright with legs directed down and away from the waist to allow the user to operate a hand-held implement. Both speed control and directional control are provided using pivotally mounted pedals with one pedal controlling each hydraulic motor. Movement of the pedals allows individual motor control to provide drive steering and speed control. |
156 |
PROPULSION AND STEERING SYSTEM FOR A ROAD MILLING MACHINE |
EP07852451.9 |
2007-09-28 |
EP2076419B1 |
2018-11-07 |
WILLIS, Paul E.; ZUPANC, Justin |
A propulsion system is for a road milling machine with a rotatable cutter drum (3). The system includes four crawler assemblies (12) movably coupled with the mainframe so as to define front and rear, and left and right, pairs of crawler assemblies. Four steering actuators (14) are each coupled with a separate crawler assembly and each angularly displaces the crawler about a vertical axis (12a). A first pump (16A) is fluidly coupled with the left pair of crawlers and a second pump (16B) is fluidly coupled with the right pair of crawlers. A control (20) is configured to selectively operate the four actuators in a plurality of different steering modes, one steering mode being a circle steer mode, and to operate the two pumps such that one of the left and right pairs of crawlers are drivable by the first pump in one direction while the other pair of crawlers are drivable in an opposing direction. |
157 |
Inverted pendulum type vehicle |
EP14161448.7 |
2014-03-25 |
EP2783962B1 |
2015-11-18 |
Araki, Makoto; Kobashi, Shinichiro; Shirokura, Shinya |
|
158 |
Hydraulic transaxle |
EP10177293.7 |
2003-12-24 |
EP2295276B1 |
2012-05-23 |
Iwaki, Koji; Ishii, Norihiro; Sakikawa, Shigenori; Mizukawa, Katsumoto; Kawakami, Manabu; Nagata, Kentaro |
|
159 |
Dispositif de commande d'une direction active |
EP10013753.8 |
2009-05-13 |
EP2284064B1 |
2012-04-04 |
Le Trouher, Guy; Pape, Olivier; Bourdet, Jean-Marie |
|
160 |
Traveling device for crawler type heavy equipment |
EP08009223.2 |
2008-05-20 |
EP1995155B1 |
2011-11-23 |
Lee, Jae Hoon |
|