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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2005
Applicants:
Rolf Kuhn, Wuerzburg, DE;
Reinhard Bauer, Remlingen, DE;
Inventors:
Rolf Kuhn, Wuerzburg, DE;
Reinhard Bauer, Remlingen, DE;
Assignee:
Noell Mobile Systems & Cranes GmbH, Wuerzburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/00 (2006.01); B62D 5/04 (2006.01); B62D 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A steering system for a straddle carrier includes two side supports with steerable wheels, braces, a hoisting gear, an an upper frame. An operator's cab having a steering wheel is disposed at the upper frame. A servo motor with an inverter is mounted in operative connection with the steering wheel and that operates in four quadrants. The servo motor steers the wheels of the straddle carrier using a steering computer, hydraulic proportional valves, control cylinders, and potentiometers on the side supports.