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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 18, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
W David Willis, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Assignee:
Bechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180-946 ; 180-91 ; 180-95 ; 180-952 ; 180209 ;
Abstract
Drive reconfiguration apparatus for changing the configuration of a drive unit with respect to a vehicle body may comprise a guide system associated with the vehicle body and the drive unit which allows the drive unit to rotate about a center of rotation that is located at about a point where the drive unit contacts the surface being traversed. An actuator mounted to the vehicle body and connected to the drive unit rotates the drive unit about the center of rotation between a first position and a second position.