PASSIVE STEERING ASSEMBLY FOR A GUIDED VEHICLE

摘要

A passive steering assembly (37) for a guided vehicle (12) movable along a guideway (14) includes a vehicle including at least one axle structure (200); a pivot joint (202, 204) at each end of the axle structure; a wheel mounting (210, 212) pivotably engaged with each pivot joint; a hub (214, 216) for rotatably mounting a wheel (226, 228) to each wheel mounting; a wheel connected to each hub for moving the vehicle; and a lateral guide device for controlling the lateral position of the axle structure for steering the wheels to follow the path of the guideway and to a passive steering system including a plurality of such assemblies.