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Steering arrangement for tiltable vehicle
10633046 · 2020-04-28 · ·

A front frame is provided with a seat for at least one person and a front wheel mounting for at least one front wheel; and a back frame provided with a rear wheel mounting for at least two back wheels. The front frame is connected via a rotary axis with the back frame, the rotary axis having a component parallel to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. A drive arrangement engages on at least one of the wheels; a steering arrangement is arranged for rotating at least one front wheel relative to the front frame, over a rotation axis with a vertical component. The rear wheel mounting comprises rotatable mounting members for mounting the rear wheels, the mounting members rotatable over a rotation axis with a vertical component, wherein one or more rear wheel steering actuators drive the mounting members. A tilt actuator controls the tilt position of the front frame relative to the rear frame, which is independent of the steering actuation of the rear wheel steer actuator.

Steering arrangement for tiltable vehicle
10633046 · 2020-04-28 · ·

A front frame is provided with a seat for at least one person and a front wheel mounting for at least one front wheel; and a back frame provided with a rear wheel mounting for at least two back wheels. The front frame is connected via a rotary axis with the back frame, the rotary axis having a component parallel to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. A drive arrangement engages on at least one of the wheels; a steering arrangement is arranged for rotating at least one front wheel relative to the front frame, over a rotation axis with a vertical component. The rear wheel mounting comprises rotatable mounting members for mounting the rear wheels, the mounting members rotatable over a rotation axis with a vertical component, wherein one or more rear wheel steering actuators drive the mounting members. A tilt actuator controls the tilt position of the front frame relative to the rear frame, which is independent of the steering actuation of the rear wheel steer actuator.

TWO FRONT WHEEL REVERSE STEERING LEANING VEHICLE

Flexibility in design of steering characteristics is enhanced in a leaning vehicle including two front steerable wheels. A vehicle includes a body frame, a left front wheel, a right front wheel, a rear wheel, a leaning mechanism, a steering mechanism, and a leaning-responsiveness-adjusting mechanism. The leaning mechanism includes arms rotatably supported by the body frame. The arms rotate with respect to the body frame so that the body frame leans. The steering mechanism mechanically transfers rotation of the handle to the left front wheel and the right front wheel. Accordingly, the body frame leans in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the handle. The leaning-responsiveness-adjusting mechanism controls a motor by using an instruction value based on a time derivative value of a physical quantity generated by a motion of a rider affecting leaning of the body frame to thereby adjust responsiveness of leaning of the body frame.

Forecarriage of tilting motor vehicle and motor vehicle thereof
10501118 · 2019-12-10 · ·

A motor vehicle forecarriage comprises a forecarriage frame, a pair of front wheels kinematically connected to the forecarriage frame by means of an articulated quadrilateral, said articulated quadrilateral comprising a pair of cross members, hinged to the forecarriage frame in correspondence of middle hinges, said cross members being connected together, at opposite transversal ends by uprights pivoted at said transversal ends at side hinges, each upright extending from an upper end and a lower end, the upper end facing the upper cross member and the lower end facing the lower cross member the cross members and the uprights defining said articulated quadrilateral. Advantageously the forecarriage comprises, in correspondence of each front wheel, a tilting support structure for a stub axle of each front wheel mechanically connected to a rotation pin of a front wheel so as to rotatably support the front wheel around a related rotation axis.

Forecarriage of tilting motor vehicle and motor vehicle thereof
10501118 · 2019-12-10 · ·

A motor vehicle forecarriage comprises a forecarriage frame, a pair of front wheels kinematically connected to the forecarriage frame by means of an articulated quadrilateral, said articulated quadrilateral comprising a pair of cross members, hinged to the forecarriage frame in correspondence of middle hinges, said cross members being connected together, at opposite transversal ends by uprights pivoted at said transversal ends at side hinges, each upright extending from an upper end and a lower end, the upper end facing the upper cross member and the lower end facing the lower cross member the cross members and the uprights defining said articulated quadrilateral. Advantageously the forecarriage comprises, in correspondence of each front wheel, a tilting support structure for a stub axle of each front wheel mechanically connected to a rotation pin of a front wheel so as to rotatably support the front wheel around a related rotation axis.

ROLLING MOTOR VEHICLE
20190344855 · 2019-11-14 ·

A rolling motor vehicle (4) comprising a forecarriage frame (16), at least one pair of front wheels (10), a rolling kinematic mechanism (20) to which each wheel (10) is connected by means of a respective axle journal (60), a roll control system (100) comprising a rod (110) which connects the two front wheels (10) directly to each other at the respective axle journals (60), the roll movements of the two front wheels (10) and of the respective axle journals (60) causing changes in the lying position of said rod (110) with respect to a vertical projection plane which is transverse to a centre line plane of the motor vehicle (4), the rod (110) is usable directly or indirectly by the driver (P) as a command element to control the rolling movements of the two front wheels (10) without having to put his feet on the ground.

Forecarriage of tilting motor vehicle and motor vehicle thereof
10427745 · 2019-10-01 · ·

A motor vehicle forecarriage comprises a forecarriage frame, a pair of front wheels kinematically connected to the forecarriage frame by means of an articulated quadrilateral, said articulated quadrilateral comprising a pair of cross members, hinged to the forecarriage frame in correspondence of middle hinges, said cross members being connected together, in correspondence of opposite transverse ends, by means of uprights pivoted to said transverse ends in correspondence of side hinges, the cross members and the uprights defining said articulated quadrilateral. Each of the uprights guides and supports a stub axle of a front wheel, each upright extending from an upper end to a lower end, wherein the left and right uprights rotatably support the left and right front wheels, respectively, around respective steering axes parallel to each other.

Forecarriage of tilting motor vehicle and motor vehicle thereof
10427745 · 2019-10-01 · ·

A motor vehicle forecarriage comprises a forecarriage frame, a pair of front wheels kinematically connected to the forecarriage frame by means of an articulated quadrilateral, said articulated quadrilateral comprising a pair of cross members, hinged to the forecarriage frame in correspondence of middle hinges, said cross members being connected together, in correspondence of opposite transverse ends, by means of uprights pivoted to said transverse ends in correspondence of side hinges, the cross members and the uprights defining said articulated quadrilateral. Each of the uprights guides and supports a stub axle of a front wheel, each upright extending from an upper end to a lower end, wherein the left and right uprights rotatably support the left and right front wheels, respectively, around respective steering axes parallel to each other.

Three-wheeled tilting vehicle

A tiltable vehicle is configured to transform between an autonomous mode and a rideable mode by pivoting the handlebars and steering column of the vehicle about a pitch axis. In the autonomous mode, the steering column is folded back toward the chassis and a tiltable chassis of the vehicle is prevented from tilting. In the rideable mode, the steering column is unfolded and the chassis is free to tilt. In some examples, a tiltable vehicle includes features beneficial for vehicle-sharing, such as parking devices or a basket. These features may be included on any suitable vehicle and are not limited to use on transforming vehicles.

Vehicle having a chassis and a pendulum nacelle
10183543 · 2019-01-22 · ·

The vehicle includes: a chassis which includes a front cross-member and a rear cross-member; a nacelle receiving a person or a load, pivotally mounted relative to the central part of the cross-members about a substantially longitudinal hinge axis, the center of gravity of the nacelle being situated below said hinge axis; a front train and a rear train, each including two movement supports on the ground, each movement support being connected to the end part of the corresponding cross-member by a connecting system; the cross-members, situated in the upper part of the nacelle, being separate pieces linked together only by the nacelle, via the hinge axis, so as to be able to pivot about the hinge axis independently of one another.