| 摘要 |
An articulated vehicle has first and second body sections (12,14 see fig 2), and an elongate projection (22 see fig 2) projecting from the first body section. A pair of steering cylinders (34,36 see 8) are partially or wholly disposed in or on the elongate projection (22), and are disposed one above the other and overlap vertically, thereby narrowing the projection (22) at the end nearer the first body section (12). A rotatable shaft 40 of the second body section (14) is mounted towards the far end of the elongate projection (22) and is steered by a pair of linkages such as chains (42,44 see fig 8), each of which is connected to the shaft 40 and to a respective one of the steering cylinders (12,14). The chains (42,44) wrap around the shaft 40 with a circumferential overlap, though they are spaced vertically. The invention is applicable to a forklift truck for use in narrow spaces and allows large steering angles to be achieved. |
