VEHICLE STEERING ARRANGEMENTS

摘要

A vehicle steering arrangement for an amphibious vehicle having retractable wheels (13, 15) ensures that by means of a first swingable connection (27) the steering column (29) is able to be disabled when rotated from steering the road wheels on retraction of the wheels. This can be achieved automatically by a cable connection or an electrical connection to the wheel retracting mechanism or independently by means of a lever or motor. Where a pump jet (70) is provided this can be steered from the column (29) by linking (74, 73) and a steering arm (72). In a further is embodiment the pump jet steering can be deactivated by means of a second swingable connection which operates in a certain similar way to the first connection (27).