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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8132828 | Apparatus and method for connecting a control module to a steering column An apparatus for connecting a steering column control module to a steering column of a vehicle comprises a bracket for mounting the steering column control module and a collet for interconnecting the bracket and the steering column. The collet snaps into engagement ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7832765 | Sealing device of steering column The present invention provides a sealing device of a steering column where a sealing member of a steering column passing through a dashboard and a dust cover provided to a dashboard are separately formed and detachably attached to each other, thereby effectively int... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7753409 | Steering assembly mechanism for adjusting a steering wheel from asymmetry to symmetry A mechanism (30) in a steering assembly (8) allows asymmetry of a steering wheel (8) to be quickly corrected by the driver without use of tools. ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7690685 | Vehicle steering mechanism A steering mechanism of a vehicle has a suspension arm, and steering acceleration gear mechanisms for steering left and right front wheels provided to either end of the suspension arm. A portion of the suspension arm protrudes further forwardly of the vehicle than t... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7527293 | Lockable steering wheel quick-release unit A lockable steering wheel quick-release unit (10) for use in an automotive vehicle having a steering shaft and a steering wheel. The unit consists of a steering shaft hub (30) that attaches to an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) vehicle steering s... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7484759 | Vehicle power steering assembly and method for assembling the vehicle power steering assembly A vehicle power steering assembly is provided. The vehicle power steering assembly includes an input shaft having first and second end portions that extend along an axis, and a first aperture that extends substantially axially into the first end portion. The vehicle... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7416201 | Steerable single wheel unit for trailers A single wheel unit adapted to be mounted on a vehicle body (11) comprising: a wheel frame supporting a suspension mechanism (15) and a wheel assembly mounted on the suspension mechanism (15), and steering means mounted between the wheel frame a... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7350806 | Steering wheel with a static driver airbag module An assembly of a steering wheel with static airbag module has a rotor portion and a stator portion. A first gear and a second gear are at least partially superimposed. An intermediate supporting element is located between first and second gears with the gears direct... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347763 | Toy vehicle for children The toy vehicle is characterized in that a rear excavator is fastened to the toy vehicle, that a seat boom is rotatably arranged on a receiving block which is fastened to the toy vehicle, that a support leg is mounted on the receiving block and is pivotable between ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7316419 | Damped steering assembly A steering column for a motor vehicle includes upper steering-column portion, a lower steering-column portion, and a damping body for coupling the upper and lower steering-column portions, with piezoelectric elements being integrated in the damping body. These piezo... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7309081 | Four wheel off-road vehicle An off road vehicle comprises a front frame joined to a rear frame by a swivel rotates about a longitudinal axis. Springs are mounted to a horizontal planar structure and to the rear frame. The springs maintain the front frame to rear frame alignment but allows rota... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7287928 | Swing structure for a wheel set A swing structure for a wheel set includes a central tube, an axial tube, a spacer, a sleeve, and a fastener. The central tube is provided with a ring plate at the rear end. The ring plate is formed with a through hole thereon. A connection cylinder is disposed at t... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7258364 | Progressive translation mechanism The invention relates to a translation mechanism (20) on a progressive gear (1), preferably a steering gear on a vehicle, with an input shaft (10) and an output shaft (30). Said translation mechanism (20) comprises three moving par... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7226081 | Steering knuckle structure A steering knuckle structure is incorporated with an upright pipe and a shaft wherein the upright pipe is able to twist. The steering knuckle structure comprises a fastener, a sleeve and a pair of lids. A connector is provided at the bottom of the upright pipe. The ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226082 | Vibration control system for electric tilt steering A vibration control system for electric tilt steering including a lower stationary and upper moveable column through which is rotatably passed a steering shaft having a steering wheel attached to an distal end projecting into a cabin of a vehicle, the moveable colum... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7213855 | Hearse assembly A hearse assembly includes a support frame that has a substantially rectangular shape and has a forward end and rearward end. A tricycle frame includes a motor and has a back portion and a front portion. The back portion is integrally coupled to the forward end. A s... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7213842 | Control housing for work vehicle An agricultural tractor or other work vehicle having an operator's station is described. A steering column assembly is mounted in the operator's station and has a steering shaft disposed in a steering shaft barrel. The steering column assembly is adapted to both til... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210552 | Quick-release steering wheel A quick-release steering wheel for a work vehicle is configured to engage with and quickly release from one or more steering posts in an operator compartment of a vehicle. The operator compartment has two operator stations, each station having a steering post to whi... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204497 | Steering post for recreational vehicle A steering post for use with a recreational vehicle, particularly a snowmobile or ATV, is described. The steering post includes a steering shaft having upper and lower ends; at least two steering arms, the two steering arms being positioned at an angle to a longitud... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7159903 | Steering mechanism for power cycle A steering mechanism is mainly comprised of an upper and a lower axle seat, in which the upper axle seat and the lower axle seat are provided for receiving an upper axle and a lower axle respectively. The upper and the lower seats are combined together by pivotally ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152868 | Vehicle with variable guided pendular motion A vehicle (1) includes a chassis (2) which has a steering assembly (3) at one end and at least one wheel at the other end. The steering assembly includes a pair of steering wheels (4a, 4b) and an interconnecting steer... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7142963 | Driver control input device for drive-by-wire system A driver control input device includes a support post and a steering ring rotatably supported with respect to the support post. A steering transducer is operatively connected between the steering ring and support post to convert mechanical rotation of the steering r... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7097187 | Suspension system for a motor vehicle An independent suspension system is provided for coupling a set of wheels to a vehicle body structure. The system includes independently pivotable swing arms, a shock absorber assembly, a joining arm and tie rods. The swing arms are attached to the vehicle body stru... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7086491 | Personal compact cart A personal cart comprises a mounting structure secured onto two parallel and aligned suspension members near their respective proximal longitudinal ends so as to rest thereon, and extending both upwardly and longitudinally so as to generally define an angle with sai... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7073622 | On and off road steering ratios A steering system (10) for a motor vehicle comprising a steerable wheel (12) defining a steering angle (20), a powered actuator (14) controlling the steering angle (20) and a steering wheel (16) providing a driver input cont... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7073822 | Flexible cable lever arm steering system apparatus and method A steering suspension system utilizing a flexible push/pull cable attached from an operator input mechanism across a suspension system to a wheel steering mechanism. An operator input mechanism is located within a land vehicle structure supported by a wheel. A suspe... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066294 | Hydraulically driven and steered vehicle A hydraulically driven and steered vehicle comprises a pair of axles differentially connected to each other, a traveling HST, a steering HST, a speed control operation device operative connected to a movable swash plate of the traveling HST, and a steering operation... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7044021 | Steering device for a motor vehicle A steering device for a motor vehicle comprises a stationary skeleton which has an essentially arc-shaped skeleton section, and an actuation member that is movably mounted on the skeleton section and that has two contact sections essentially opposite from each other... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7017704 | Steering device for a drive-by-wire vehicle A steering device (1) for drive-by-wire functions in a vehicle comprises a base (2) which can be fixed to the vehicle interior at the location of the driver, and two steering grips (3, 4) at opposite sides of the base, which steering grips each ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7008291 | Toy vehicle, in particular tractor, with at least two steerable wheels In a toy vehicle, in particular tractor, comprising at least two steerable wheels, with a pivoting motion of a steering wheel being converted via a steering gear into a pivoting motion of a bolster, with wheels being mounted on steering knuckles that are pivotably m... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6997281 | Driver control input device for drive-by-wire vehicle A vehicle driver control input device includes a non-rotatable wheel having at least one track. First and second hand grips are movably engaged with the track so that the first and second hand grips are movable along the track to facilitate sending steering signals ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6968919 | Cable type steering system A cable type steering system includes an operation cable having an outer tube and inner cable slidably received in the outer tube. A drive pulley coupled to a steering wheel for rotation and a driven pulley coupled to a steering gear box for steering wheels for rota... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6948384 | Coupler for torque sensor A coupler acts as an interface between a torque element of a torque sensor and a shaft receiving an applied torque. A portion of the shaft is allowed to twist freely inside the element, and the coupler transfers a portion of the torsion forces in the shaft to the el... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6921109 | Device providing variable steering responsiveness The present invention relates to a steering linkage device which transmits a user's input motion to at least one wheel of a vehicle, wherein the steering linkage device produces an output motion of a particular magnitude. The ratio of the magnitude of the input moti... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6904985 | Transmission control device for vehicles and steering assembly for vehicles A transmission control device which receives steering inputs and speed inputs, and produces an input for a steer transmission and an input for a drive transmission in order to control the direction and speed of a vehicle. The transmission control device, coupled to ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6874800 | Hospital bed wheel linkage apparatus A patient support including a linkage assembly providing communication between at least one front wheel and at least one rear wheel. ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6869088 | Steering apparatus for vehicle A steering apparatus for a vehicle has: a steering shaft rotatable with a steering force applied from a steering wheel; a cable unit for transmitting a rotational force with an output member and a pair of cable wires; and a speed reducing gear disposed between the s... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6796567 | Cable-type steering device A cable-type steering device in which a driving pulley coupled to a first pulley shaft connected to a steering wheel and a follower pulley coupled to a second pulley shaft connected to a steering gear box are connected to each other by operating cables, whereby a st... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6752424 | Cable type steering system A cable type steering system includes a drive pulley coupled to a steering wheel for rotation and having a drive pulley main body, a driven pulley coupled to a steering gear box for steering wheels for rotation and having a driven pulley main body, and an operation ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6726228 | Steering wheel alignment system A steering wheel alignment system for a vehicle includes an outer shaft for operative connection to a steering unit and an inner shaft for operative connection to a steering wheel. The steering wheel alignment system also includes a coupling disposed between the inn... | 04/27/2004 |
