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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7874564 | Torque steer reduction system A torque steer reduction system is disclosed. The system includes a damper. The damping effect of the damper is variable. Furthermore, the damping effect may be adjusted through a damping coefficient. High damping coefficients may correspond to stronger damping effe... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7416198 | Steering damper to drag link attachment clamp and method The invention contemplates steering damper to drag link attachment clamp and method. A vehicle steering linkage has a steering damper including a drag link attachment joint, and a mounting bolt operatively engaging the drag link attachment joint. A drag link assembl... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7163092 | Clutch linkage with vibration isolation and damping Attenuation of transmission of noise along a clutch linkage for a manual transmission clutch is achieved by providing a segmented linkage. A clutch pedal side segment has a substantially greater mass than does the clutch lever side segment. Bi-directional force betw... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7121377 | Dual shaft rack and pinion steering assembly A dual shaft rack and pinion steering assembly for a vehicle includes a housing mounted to the vehicle and containing first and second parallel shafts linked to one another for synchronized axial movement. The first and second shafts are slidably positioned within t... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6916029 | Independent steering device for an axle A trailer axle has steerable wheels that rotate on hub assemblies pivotally mounted to the axle. Connected to the axle is a mechanism for controlling the pivoting of the hub assemblies and thereby limiting the extent to which the steerable wheels turn. The mechanism... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6520520 | Steering stabilizer with trimming accumulator A linkage assembly (10) of remotely adjustable length extends between a steerable member (17) and a frame member (12) to define the center position of the steerable member (17). The linkage assembly includes a resistance assembly (30) for providing a resi... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6439586 | Spring band for an axle assembly A self-steering auxiliary axle assembly having an elastic member for use as a steering damper is provided. The axle assembly has a frame with an axle supported by the frame in spaced relation therefrom with retracted and highway positions. At least one ai... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6380481 | Method and apparatus for supplying solar energy for operation of a vehicle A tractor and trailer combination, the trailer having a cover for covering a load support surface thereof and a frame assembly is provided which includes a roller and a plurality of solar cell lengths for extending along the cover, the solar cell lengths ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6086075 | Steering linkage arrangement for a motor vehicle A steering linkage arrangement for a motor vehicle includes an axle assembly, a tie rod assembly and a steering damper. The tie rod assembly includes a tubular member. The steering damper has a first end connected to the axle assembly and a second end con... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5174171 | Length adjustment device This invention relates to a length adjustment device for adjusting predetermined maximum or minimum playless distance between two points (A) and (B). Known devices of this kind require visual inspection during the adjustment. The invention avoids the nece... | 12/29/1992 |
| 4697817 | Motor vehicle steering stabilizing apparatus The present invention relates to a steering stabilizer which may be used on automobiles, motor homes, trucks, busses or tractor-trailers to provide better steering control by automatically returning the steering wheel to the neutral position after deflect... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4465292 | Steering of vehicles A vehicle with a chassis, a rigid axle carrying steerable wheels, a steering box or idler unit mounted on the chassis and connected by a linkage to the steerable wheels, wherein the steering box is pivotally mounted on the chassis about a horizontal fore ... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4353568 | Programmable steering control apparatus for motor vehicles Programmable motor vehicle steering control apparatus, which enables zero settings of front wheel caster, camber, toe-in and steering axis inclination, comprises left and right pairs of first and second, tangentially loaded helical spring elements and mea... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4279428 | Vibration absorbing device for motor vehicle In a motor vehicle wherein a front body and a rear body are placed on a frame structure independently of each other; a relay rod of a steering link, which is connected at the opposite ends thereof by way of knuckles to two wheels, is positioned at the fro... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4219208 | Steerable wheeled assembly A steerable wheeled assembly for a vehicle such as a harvesting or windrowing machine of the type adapted to be drawn over crop rows in the ground is disclosed. The assembly includes rotatable vertical members and a horizontal axle member which are arrang... | 08/26/1980 |
