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Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025

Filed:

May. 23, 2023
Applicant:

Thomas Towles Lawson, Jr., Charlottesville, VA (US);

Inventor:

Thomas Towles Lawson, Jr., Charlottesville, VA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 7/14 (2006.01); B62D 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 7/142 (2013.01); B62D 9/002 (2013.01);
Abstract

A steering axle drive assembly includes a steering axle having opposite ends, a wheel pivotally connected with each steering axle end, and a control mechanism. The wheels are operated by the control mechanism for rotation about a vertical axis and a horizontal axis. When the axle is connected with a vehicle, the control mechanism controls the steering axle wheels independent of other wheels of the vehicle, such as the main drive wheels, to steer and drive the vehicle from an origin in any direction without passing through the origin. Preferably, a motor or linear actuator controls the rotation of the steering axle wheels. The steering axle drive assembly can be further improved by including an angled axle.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Lawson, Jr., Thomas. (2025). Steering axle drive assembly and method for controlling said drive assembly (U.S. Patent No. 12208846). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12208846

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