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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2004
Applicant:
Michael Hobbs, Long Itchington, Southan, GB;
Inventor:
Michael Hobbs, Long Itchington, Southan, GB;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tilting chassis vehicle has a differential gear driving opposed half shafts (). Each half shaft is connected to a respective wheel hub. Pivoting tie rods () are provided between the chassis () and these wheel hubs, and a control arm () is provided between the chassis and the differential carrier to constrain movement thereof. The arrangement gives a novel tilting vehicle with shaft drive and low centre of gravity.