Abstract: A mudguard fastening support is intended to connect the mudguard to a hub of a turning wheel. In a normal turning position, the mudguard turns with the wheel. The mudguard fastening support has a flexible structure in such a manner that a stop element prevents the mudguard from turning along with the wheel at an angle that is larger than a specific turning angle. With the flexible structure the mudguard is returned to turn with the wheel at an angle that is smaller than said specific turning angle. The mudguard fastening support has a turning sleeve to be fixed to the mudguard and a support element to be fixed to the hub of the wheel. The turning sleeve and support element have form surfaces facing each other, one of which forms a support surface and the other forms a mating surface. The support surface has a tip part with a rounded peak toward the mating surface.

Abstract: A rollover protection system unlocks and lowers from a raised position to a lowered position suitable for clearing a low hanging obstacle when an operator manually applies a force to an operator lever. The rollover protection system returns to the raised position when the operator ceases applying force to the operator lever.

Abstract: A wheel driving apparatus for a moving apparatus is provided. The wheel driving apparatus includes a wheel, a driving motor to generate a driving power to rotate the wheel, a gear box to transmit the rotational force of the driving motor to the wheel, and a guide shaft movable vertically with respect to the base member, wherein the wheel, the driving motor, the gear box, and the guide shaft are connected integrally with each other to move vertically with respect to the base member in unison.

Abstract: The tires that equip airplane wheels have elastomer treads from which a piece may detach and damage a zone of the airplane. Shredding means, situated between wheel and another part of the airplane, shred the piece of tread, which detaches from the tire and is projected onto the other part of the airplane, into several small pieces. These shredding means, such as a grid with blades that can cut the tread material, are arranged so as to disperse the pieces. A process reinforces the tolerance of an airplane to impacts of a detached piece of the tread, by shredding the piece into several small pieces between the instant when the piece is detached and the instant when the piece would have struck airplane.

Abstract: Drive wheel (6) is designed to pivot around a first axis (X-X?), which in particular is horizontal, for the purpose of advance of the vehicle, and around a second axis (Y-Y?), which in particular is vertical, for the purpose of steering of the vehicle, while fairing (8) extends laterally to the vicinity of wheel (6) when the vehicle is in operation, so that it at least partly covers an outer side of said wheel. Fairing (8) is not linked in rotation to wheel (6) around the first axis, with the result that it is not constrained to rotate around said axis during the advance of the vehicle, whereas said fairing is linked in rotation to said wheel around the second axis, so that it follows the steering movements of said wheel.

Abstract: Mudguard support for self-propelled operating machinery mounted on wheels, comprising a first element (2) intended to be fixed on the hub (11) of a steered wheel of the machinery, and a second element (3) which is articulated to the preceding along a substantially vertical axis (4), and is set to support the mudguard of said wheel, where between said first (2) and second (3) elements a repositioning system is interposed adapted to constantly force the mentioned elements towards a neutral configuration wherein the mudguard is found in the normal covering position of the wheel, and where a counter means is foreseen adapted to hold said second element at the time of particularly sharp turns in the direction wherein the position plane of the wheel diverges from the axis of the machinery in the movement direction, a further counter means being foreseen adapted to hold said second element at the time of particularly sharp turns in the direction wherein the position plane of the wheel converges towards the axis of t

Abstract: An all terrain vehicle, also known as an ATV, has a seat designed to comfortably accommodate a rider over a wide variety of rugged terrain. The seat is profiled so that the rider may easily shift body weight and lean with the vehicle while traversing steep and uneven terrain. The seat has a dip and taper positioned beneath a riders' knee and lower thigh to provide the profile. The ATV is also provided with front fenders and mud flaps to protect the rider from debris. The fenders rotate with the wheel to provide the rider with maximum wheel visibility and access. The fenders can also be releasable, thereby rotating around the axis of rotation of the front wheels to break free from obstacles and provide easy access to the wheels beneath the fender. The ATV provides exceptional rider comfort and control.

Abstract: A tractor has a mudguard overlying a steerable wheel of the tractor. The mudguard is mounted for rotation with the wheel about a generally vertical axis and for pivotal movement relative to the wheel about a generally horizontal axis parallel to the rotational axis of the wheel. A cam causes the mudguard to pivot about the horizontal axis at least when the wheel is approaching one of its maximum steering lock positions.

Abstract: The invention comprises a grader fender apparatus in a grader. The apparatus has front and rear fenders and front and rear support arms with the front support arms mounted to the leaning bar of the grader and the rear support arms mounted to the tandem frame of the grader. The front support arms extend upward from the lean bar to a location adjacent the top of the front wheels of the grader, with horizontal sockets extending outward toward the wheels mounted to the tops of the support arms. The fenders are each elongated and each have a fender rod mounted intermediate the length and extending horizontally inward and have substantially square inner ends adapted to be receive in the sockets of the support arms in non rotational manner for detachably mounting the fenders to the grader. The front fenders are mounted to the lean bar of the grader to tilt with the lean bar when the lean bar tilts the front wheels of the grader.

Abstract: A wheel carrier for an independent wheel suspension of a motor vehicle tilts particularly during cornering. The tilt is transmitted to the wheel carrier by suspension links in the sense of a tilting tendency in the same direction. An additional function is obtained for the wheel carrier by lengthening the wheel carrier in the upward direction beyond the linking point of the uppermost suspension link and providing the wheel carrier with fastening points for a fender sectionally surrounding an assigned wheel.

Abstract: In the operation of a landfill compactor, it is a common problem for the wheels to pick up debris, especially wire and cable, and carry it around with the wheels as they rotate. When the debris falls from the wheels in the direction toward the frame and the axles, it becomes packed between the frame and the axle hampering machine operation and requiring hours of corrective maintenance. The apparatus of the subject invention for inhibiting the wrapping of debris about the axle assembly provides a hook member to ensnare debris. As the wheel rotates, the debris picked up by the hook member is dragged across a serrated blade portion mounted on the axle assembly to pull apart the debris and thus prevent the debris from wrapping around the axle assembly.

Abstract: A vehicle is disclosed having a hub assembly for a steerable wheel mounted for pivoting movement relative to an axle about a first axis. A mudguard is mounted for pivotal movement relative to the axle (or the hub assembly) about a second axis offset from the first axis. A linkage acting on the mudguard, the axle and the hub assembly rotates the mudguard about the second axis in response to and in synchronism with the pivoting of the hub assembly about the first axis so as to cause the position of the mudguard relative to the wheel to vary with the steering angle.

Abstract: A pivotable tractor fender assembly permits the fender to follow the turning movements of the front wheels of a tractor, yet be pivotable relative to the corresponding front wheel so that the fender will not engage the chassis of the tractor. A fixed control link is pivotally connected between the fender base and the front axle to provide a fixed distance between the respective connection points. The control link will limit the pivotal movement of the fender and effect a relative pivotal movement thereof relative to the corresponding front wheel as the front wheel is turned. The geometry of the pivotable fender assembly is such that the fender lags more behind the corresponding front wheel during an inboard turn than during an outboard turn. This geometry prevents the pivoted fenders from impacting the tractor chassis on tight turns.

Abstract: A crop deflector for use with a self-propelled vehicle having a frame, a wheel, and a shock absorbing suspension assembly mounting the wheel to the frame. A deflector frame is coupled to the wheel such that the deflector frame steers with the wheel as the deflector frame pivots in a main support on the suspension assembly such that the deflector frame does not move directly with the wheel when the wheel is loaded by contact with rough ground surface. A deflector shield is attached to the deflector frame for interacting with the crop rows. In a preferred embodiment, the deflector frame is pivotally connected to the suspension assembly by a bushing such that the deflector frame pivots about the steering axis of the wheel so it turns with the wheel. A steering arm connected to the wheel support and to the deflector frame steers the crop deflector thereby causing the deflector frame to pivot about the steering axis.

Abstract: This invention is an improvement in a vehicle having a frame, a front axle, steerable wheels on the axle, and fenders on the wheels. Fender frames are pivotally mounted on the axle and are adapted to pivot about a substantially vertical axis. A fender is mounted on each of the fender frames and is normally positioned over and in alignment with the steerable wheels. A resilient element is operatively connected to the fenders to maintain the fenders over and in alignment with the steerage wheels, while permitting the fenders to pivot to a position of disalignment with at least one of the steerable wheels when the steerable wheels are moved to an angular position with respect to the axle to cause at least one of the fenders to contact the frame of the vehicle.

Abstract: A tire shield (10, 15) which mounts between the rim (100) and tire (101) and which covers the sidewall of the tire is described. The device has opposed convex and concave sides which have a radius of curvature smaller than that of the sidewall thus providing a space (27) between the shield and tire sidewall. The shield has a core of relatively penetration resistant rubber core (11, 16) which is preferably covered with a penetration resistant fabric (17).

Abstract: A heavy duty slab carrier for lifting and transporting a stack of steel slabs or the like is provided including a self-propelled tractor and a trailer having a longitudinally extending frame supported in front by a tractor hitch and at the rear by a rear wheel assembly having at least two steerable tandemly arranged wheels on each side of the trailer, a plurality of hydraulically controlled tong arms extending downwardly from the trailer frame for gripping a stack of slabs, hydraulic cylinders for raising and lowering the trailer frame and tong arms relative to the tractor and rear wheel assembly, and an arrangement of steering links and a hydraulic actuator for steering the tandemly arranged wheels of the rear wheel assembly in opposite directions.

Abstract: This invention relates to spray-inhibiting means for a road vehicle, said means comprising a screen which in use is adapted to intercept water thrown rearwardly from a vehicle tire. The screen is mounted on the vehicle in use in an operative position in which its lower edge lies closely adjacent to the road surface behind the associated vehicle tire and the means for mounting the screen are arranged to maintain it in its operative position irrespective of the vertical position of the load carrying part of the vehicle (e.g. load supporting platform or body) relative to the road surface.

Abstract: A removable resilient shield is maintained proximate the sidewalls of a tire for off-the-road vehicles to protect this critical area of the tire from damage due to contact with external objects such as rocks. The shield is attached to the rim flange. The radially inner portion of the shield is discontinuous to prevent accumulation of debris between the shield and the sidewall of a tire mounted on the rim.

Abstract: A removable resilient shield is maintained proximate the sidewall of a tire for off-the-road vehicles to protect this critical area of the tire from damage due to contact with external objects such as rocks. The shield is secured to the terminal portion of the rim flange. The radially inner portion of the shield is spaced axially of the rim and at least one radially extending passage is provided for removal of debris from between the shield and the sidewall of a tire mounted on the rim.

Abstract: A tire sun shield for use upon a load supporting wheel of a parked vehicle is formed from a one-piece member having a front face of a diameter generally corresponding to that of the tire to be shielded and an integral axially extending skirt joined to the front face along its outer periphery. The lower portion of the shield is cut away across a chord of the front face and through the skirt, forming opposed axially extending gripping edges on the skirt which are spaced from each other by a distance slightly less than that of a normal "load flat" of the tire when the tire is supporting a normal load. After the load on the tire is removed to permit the shield to be placed over the front face of the tire and then is reapplied, the gripping edges on the skirt bite into the tire at the opposite ends of the load flat to firmly retain the shield in position on the wheel, and inhibit its removal by wind force or for purposes of theft.