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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 1977
Filed:
Aug. 11, 1975
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mitsuharu Hamada, Yokohama, JA;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
104130 ; 1042441 ; 180131 ;
Abstract
Guide track and vehicle construction for Dual-Mode Vehicle system. The vehicle is steered through junctions to a desired direction on the track by a hydraulic control system mounted on the vehicle and a mechanical control device provided on the guide track. Guide followers attached to the steering system of the vehicle ride within respective channels on opposite sides of the track. One or the other of the guide followers is held in the actuated position, i.e., engaged with the respective channel, to operate the hydraulic system for guiding the vehicle in the desired path on the track.