Amphibian

An amphibious, vehicle technology, applied in amphibious vehicles, vehicle parts, wheels, etc., can solve the problem of limited width given width and so on

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-12-15
GIBBS TECH
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This has the disadvantage that the width between the wheels of the hull is limited for a given width of the amphibian, as at least the lower suspension arm must extend out of the plane of the hull to be in the extended land mode support wheels

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[0009] See attached picture, figure 1 with 2 An amphibious vehicle 10 according to the present invention is shown. The amphibious vehicle 10 includes a hull 12 which is a buoyant shell and has a pair of rear wheels 20. The hull 12 is V-shaped in vertical cross section. The amphibious vehicle 10 also has one or more front wheels (not shown).

[0010] The vehicle 10 includes a motor (not shown) or a similar power source to provide power to the rear wheels 20 through a transmission device. Alternatively, the motor may only provide power to the front wheels, or may provide power to the front and rear wheels.

[0011] The rear wheel 20 is connected to the hull 12 through a suspension assembly 22. The suspension assembly 22 includes a pair of trailing arms 24 extending rearward from the hull 12. The towing arm is rotatably connected to the chassis of the vehicle (located within and supporting the hull 12) at the pivot 32.

[0012] The rear wheels 20 are rotatably installed inside the ...

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Planing amphibian (10) comprises hull (12) and a pair of wheels (20) mounted on a retractable suspension assembly (22). At least one land drive and at least one separate marine drive (40) are provided. A wheel retraction mechanism is provided for moving the wheels between a deployed wheel position for use of the amphibian on land and a retracted wheel position above a waterline of the amphibian for planing on water. The suspension assembly comprises suspension arms (24) outside the pair of wheels (20) so that the wheels (20) lie between the arms (24). Marine drives (40) may be inboard of the wheels or outboard thereof. An axle (28) with a differential (29) may be provided. Suspension and retraction may be provided by means of torsion bars (30) with a cranked central section (54, 55).

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Technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an amphibious vehicle, in particular, to an amphibious vehicle with retractable wheels. Background technique [0002] Many suspension arrangements for amphibious vehicles have been proposed. This suspension arrangement allows the spring-supported and damped movement of the wheels when the amphibious vehicle is on land, as well as the retraction of the wheels when the vehicle is used on water. The suspension is usually arranged on the inner side of the wheel, as is known from Royle's application publication US 2005 / 0034646, for example. This situation has a disadvantage that the width between the wheels of the hull is limited by the given width of the amphibious vehicle, because at least the lower suspension arm must extend out of the plane of the hull to be in the extended land mode Support the wheels. It is also necessary to leave room for the lift-up stroke of the suspension. An example of this limitation can be seen i...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B60F3/00B63C13/00
CPCB60F3/0007B60F3/003B60F2301/04B63C13/00
Inventor A·T·吉布斯
Owner GIBBS TECH
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