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US07918304B2 Steering assist for a rear caster wheel on a work machine 有权
工作机械后轮脚轮的转向辅助

Steering assist for a rear caster wheel on a work machine
Abstract:
A steering arrangement for a work machine includes a frame, at least one caster wheel assembly carried by the frame, at least one turn assist cylinder, and a turn assist arrangement. Each turn assist cylinder is coupled between the frame and a corresponding caster wheel assembly. The turn assist arrangement includes a steering assembly, a steering assist valve and a transfer gear. The steering assembly includes an output gear which is positionable dependent upon an operator commanded degree of turn. The output gear has exterior teeth. The steering assist valve is configured to selectively operate at least one turn assist cylinder and thereby bias a corresponding caster wheel assembly during an operator commanded turn. The steering assist valve includes an input gear with exterior teeth. The transfer gear includes a first set of peripheral teeth enmeshed with the output gear and a second set of peripheral teeth enmeshed with the input gear. The transfer gear pivots about a common pivot point. The first set of peripheral teeth and the second set of peripheral teeth are each at a common radius from the common pivot point on opposite sides of the transfer gear.
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IPC分类:
B 作业;运输
B62 无轨陆用车辆
B62D 机动车;挂车(农用机械或机具的转向机构或在所要求轨道上的引导装置入A01B69/00;车轮,脚轮,车轴,提高车轮的附着力入B60B;车用轮胎,轮胎充气或轮胎的更换入B60C;拖有挂车的牵引车或类似车辆之间的连接入B60D;轨道和道路两用车辆,两栖或可转换的车辆入B60F;悬架装置的配置入B60G;加热、冷却、通风或其他空气处理设备入B60H;车窗,挡风玻璃,非固定车顶,门或类似装置,车辆不用时的护套入B60J;动力装置的布置,辅助驱动装置,传动装置,控制机构,仪表或仪表板入B60K;电动车辆的电力装备或动力装置入B60L;电动车辆的电源线入B60M;其他类目不包含的乘客用设备入B60N;适用于货运或装载特殊货物或物体的入B60P;用于一般车辆信号或照明装置的布置,其安装或支承或者其电路入B60Q;其他类目不包含的车辆,车辆配件或车辆部件入B60R;其他类目不包含的保养,清洗,修理,支承,举升或调试入B60S;制动器布置,制动控制系统或其部件入B60T;气垫车入B60V;摩托车及其所用附件入B62J,B62K;车辆试验入G01M)
B62D5/00 助力的或动力驱动的转向机构(用于不可偏转车轮的入B62D11/00;一般液压伺服马达入F15B)
B62D5/06 .流体的,即利用压力流体作为车辆转向所需要的大部分或全部作用力
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