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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2003
Filed:
May. 17, 1995
Katsuhisa Ichikawa, Wako, JP;
Masakatsu Kono, Wako, JP;
Kazunari Iriki, Wako, JP;
Tsuyoshi Kawabata, Wako, JP;
Kenji Kuroiwa, Wako, JP;
Tsutomu Inui, Wako, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A working vehicle includes front wheels Wf steered by a steering wheel , and rear wheels Wr driven through a transmission system T incorporating static hydraulic pressure type continuously variable transmissions. A speed change operating device M for controlling speed change of the transmission system T accelerates or decelerates right and left rear wheels Wr at same rotating speed by operation of a change lever , and also generates a difference in rotating speed between the right and left rear wheels Wr by operation of the steering wheel . The steering characteristic on the basis of operation of the steering wheel varies depending on the vehicle speed set by the change lever , so that an appropriate steering characteristic may be obtained if the vehicle speed is changed.