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Class   180	MOTOR VEHICLES
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164

WITH POWERED MEANS FOR CREATING FLUID FORCE TO ATTRACT VEHICLE TO SURFACE OF TRAVEL

116

SURFACE EFFECT VEHICLES (I.E., GROUND EFFECT MACHINES)

117

Having propulsion or control means

118

Responsive to instability condition

119

Surface contacting control

120

Integrated with working fluid

121

With plural cushions

122

With dynamic seal or fluid curtain

123

Spray deflector

124

Expansible chamber

125

Fluid bearing or fluid pad

126

Rigid side walls

127

Flexible skirt

128

Having outlet for working fluid

129

Dynamic seal or fluid curtain

130

Recirculating

165

WITH FLUID OR MECHANICAL MEANS TO ACCUMULATE ENERGY (I) DERIVED FROM MOTION OF VEHICLE OR (II) OBTAINED FROM OPERATION OF VEHICLE MOTOR, AND GIVE UP THE ENERGY (1) WHEN NEEDED FOR VEHICLE ACCELERATION OR (2) TO POWER AN AUXILIARY SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE

166

WHEELED INFANT CARRIAGE OR CRIB WITH DRIVEN MEANS FOR RECIPROCATING IT LONGITUDINALLY

2.1

MOTOR SUPPLIED WITH POWER FROM EXTERNAL SOURCE

2.2

Source comprises or includes energy derived from force of nature (e.g., sun, wind)

167

WITH MEANS FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION RESPONSIVE TO ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION, MAGNETIC FORCE, OR SOUND WAVES RECEIVED FROM SOURCE, OR REFLECTED FROM OBJECT OR SURFACE, LOCATED APART FROM VEHICLE

168

Having controlling means adapted to interact with stationary means which describes course of vehicle's travel

169

Radiation, force, or waves reflected from external object or surface

170

WITH MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SPEED OF VEHICLE FOR MAINTAINING SPEED AT, OR PREVENTING IT FROM EXCEEDING, A PARTICULAR VALUE

171

Including device to signal to operator existence of unusual or unintended speed

172

Including device responsive to centrifugal force

173

And means to prevent tampering or unauthorized use

174

Having electrical switch

175

Including fluid pressure actuated servomechanism

176

And electrical quantities comparison means for development of input pressure

177

And one or more electrical components for establishing or regulating input pressure

178

Including electrically actuated servomechanism

179

And electrical quantities comparison means for development of electrical input

180

SKI- OR SKATE-TYPE VEHICLE FOR IMPARTING MOVEMENT TO A PERSON STANDING THEREON

181

With power means or a portion thereof affixed to or built into the ski or skate

182

INCLUDING ONE OR MORE SKI-LIKE OR RUNNER MEMBERS

183

Member substitutable for wheel type support structure

184

With propulsion element of endless track type

185

Track comprises substitute for or addition to propulsion element of traction wheel type

186

With at least one surface-engaging propulsion element

187

Element shuffles along support surface

188

Spiral type element

189

Plural elements connected to and spaced along the plural throws of a common crankshaft

190

Endless track type element

191

Protruding from member

192

Plural tracks with interconnected drive or support means

193

With vertically movable track support located intermediate the forward and rearward extremities of the track

194

Plural discrete elements protruding from a wheel, hub, or shaft

195

Each element moves relative to wheel, hub, or shaft

196

Element comprises traction wheel

197

WITH MEANS FOR DETECTING WHEEL SLIP DURING VEHICLE ACCELERATION AND CONTROLLING IT BY REDUCING APPLICATION OF POWER TO WHEEL

198

PORTABLE CARRIER SUPPORTS MOTOR VEHICLE IN TOTO AND IS PROPELLED THEREBY

199

WITH POWERED, GROUND-ENGAGING MEANS FOR PRODUCING, OR ASSISTING IN THE PRODUCTION OF, LATERAL MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE (E.G., FOR PARKING)

200

Comprising rotatably driven auxiliary wheel or endless track

201

Driven by frictional engagement with tire of vehicle traction wheel

202

Driven by auxiliary electric or fluid motor

203

Comprising reciprocably driven stepper or rotatably driven cam

204

WITH DEVICE FOR PROGRAMMABLY OPERATING VEHICLE`S STEERABLE WHEELS

6.2

STEERING BY DRIVING

6.24

Combined with manual steering

6.26

Interlocked

6.28

Electrical

6.3

Fluid

6.32

Lever and/or linkage

6.34

With controller cam

6.36

Lost motion type

6.38

Geared

6.4

With flexible and/or yieldable link

6.44

Auxiliary steering motor

6.48

Independently operable drive motors

6.5

Electrical

6.54

Variable contact

6.58

Controlled from rotatably mounted superstructure

6.6

Steering responsive to rotary movement of superstructure

6.62

Combined

6.64

Swinging traction frame responsive to differential drive

6.66

Reversing drive to traction element

6.7

Endless flexible track

7.1

SPECIAL DRIVING DEVICE

7.2

Spiral type element

7.3

Reaction jet propulsion

7.4

Propeller type

7.5

Vehicle mounted winch for pulling vehicle

8.1

Stepper

8.2

Step or abutment ascending/desending type vehicle

8.3

Wheel and stepper type

8.4

Nonsupporting pusher type stepper

8.5

With alternately lifted supporting base and leg

8.6

With alternately lifted feet or skid

8.7

Endless or rotary type

9

Portable track

9.1

Endless, flexible

9.21

Track substituted for drive wheel

9.22

Guided by walking attendant

9.23

With attendant station

9.25

Rider straddles vehicle (e.g., motorcycle)

9.26

Convertible from wheel type

9.28

Track remains with vehicle

9.3

Wheel or track contacts ground

9.32

With auxiliary obstacle surmounting means

9.34

With ground wheel

9.36

Opposite and laterally spaced

9.38

Steering

9.4

With hitch

9.42

Combined

9.44

With track-related steering means

9.46

Pivoted track frame

9.48

Laterally extendable track

9.5

Track support mounted for vertical movement

9.52

Adjustable

9.54

With spring

9.56

Longitudinally extending coil spring

9.58

Leaf or torsion spring

9.6

Transversely extending

9.62

Toothed wheel drive

9.64

Belt or chain driven

10

Annular

11

MOTOR-CARRYING ATTACHMENTS

12

Driven steering wheel type

13

Single wheel

14.1

VEHICLE TRAINS

14.2

Motorized trailer

14.3

All motors supplied from power plant of a single vehicle

14.4

Drive means betwen vehicles through coupling

14.6

Tractor drive effort varied by pull exerted by trailer

14.7

Vehicle drive drives other vehicle wheel

14.5

Overload release

15

ADDITIONAL TRACTION WHEEL

16

TRACTION WHEEL ATTACHMENTS

19.1

STEERED BY WALKING ATTENDANT

19.2

Who steerably controls steerable wheel

19.3

Handle movement controls vehicle drive

20

WITH ROLLERS

21

SPECIAL WHEEL BASE

22

Five or more wheels

23

Driven steering wheel type

24

Stub-axle type

24.01

Having tandem steerable or translatable wheels or wheel sets

24.02

Displaceable wheel shifts or proportions load

24.03

Independently rotatable side-by-side dual wheels

24.04

With differential housing integrally fixed to vehicle frame

24.05

Rocker beam houses drive means

24.06

Plural propelling motors

24.07

Separate driving motor for each drive wheel

24.08

Each wheel positively driven

24.09

With interaxle differential

24.1

With drive interrupt means to either tandem drive wheel

24.11

Driven tandem wheels

24.12

One serially driven by other

24.13

Spring rocker beam

205

With mechanism of occupant-powered type for developing torque for supplementing, alternating with, or replacing torque of motor

206

And means for controlling motor in response to either operation of occupant powered mechanism or vehicular movement resulting therefrom

207

Including member utilized in common by occupant-powered mechanism and by motor for transmitting torque output of each to wheel

208

Collapsible or knockdown for storage or transport

209

With means for changing number of supporting wheels, or for adjusting relative location thereof

210

Having only three wheels

211

Including steerable and driven wheel

212

All wheels motor driven

213

Having motor mounted to swing with steerable wheel

214

Electrical-type motor

215

Including two wheels driven and having common axis of rotation

216

Electrical-type motor

217

Including endless element for transmitting drive to wheels

218

Having only two wheels

219

Arranged in tandem

220

Electrical-type motor

221

Including rotating element for frictionally engaging and driving a wheel

222

And means for steering that wheel

223

Including steerable and driven wheel

224

Both wheels motor driven

225

Having frame element or fender constituting also exhaust or fuel passageway or fuel reservoir

226

Including longitudinally extending shaft for transmitting drive to wheel

227

Including resilient means for mounting driven wheel

228

Including resilient means for mounting motor

229

With means for cooling motor

230

With change-speed means between motor and driven wheel

231

Including endless element for transmitting drive and means for adjusting tension of element

36

STEAM TRACTION ENGINES

37

Driven steering wheel type

38

Four wheels driven

39

With boiler leveler

40

Spring mounted on axle

232

WITH MEANS FOR (1) PROTECTING MOTOR FROM IMPACT OF COLLISION, (2) UTILIZING MASS OF MOTOR TO ABSORB FORCE THEREOF, OR (3) PROTECTING OCCUPANT REGION OF VEHICLE FROM IMPACT-INDUCED SHIFTING OF MOTOR

41

WITH LEVELING DEVICE

233

HAVING FOUR WHEELS DRIVEN

234

With means for steering all driven wheels

235

Comprising articulated frame and means for pivoting one portion of frame relative to other portion about vertical axis located centrally of vehicle

236

In a path of travel other than that produced by turning the front wheels and the rear wheels substantially equally and oppositely

237

Comprising swingable, plural-wheel-carrying axles on individual, vertical axes of pivot

238

At least one axle being offset from its pivotable axis

239

Including longitudinally extending, endless element for transmitting drive to wheels

240

Including rotatable shaft extending longitudinally from wheels at one end of vehicle to wheels at other end for transmitting steering force thereto

241

Including longitudinally extending, endless element for transmitting drive to wheels

242

Including pump and fluid motor, or generator and electric motor, for driving one or more wheels

243

And another means for driving the remaining driven wheels

244

With means for braking either (1) one or more driven wheels or (2) structure transmitting drive to wheel

245

Including separate mechanical assemblies for transmitting drive to each of two wheels at one end of vehicle

246

And assemblies for each of two wheels at other end, also

247

With manually operated means for disengaging drive to one or more, but fewer than all, of the four wheels

248

With differential means for driving two wheel sets at dissimilar speeds

249

And means for locking out the differential means

250

Manually operated type of lockout means

251

Including longitudinally extending, endless element for transmitting drive to wheels

252

HAVING AT LEAST ONE WHEEL BOTH DRIVEN AND STEERABLE

253

Steerable wheel has exclusive axis of pivot (i.e., stub-axle type)

254

Including flexible, axially rotatable means having one portion fixed to vehicle and another portion pivotable with wheel for transmitting drive thereto

255

Pivotable portion of means has additional structure of gearlike nature in driving engagement with corresponding structure on wheel

256

Means comprises rotatable shaft containing plural universal joints

257

Having at least one joint located on each side of axis of pivot

258

Pivotable portion of means includes ball or socket element of ball-and socket type universal joint

259

Joint includes intermediate ball, floating in groove, for positively engaging ball with socket

260

Pivotable portion of means includes gear element of intermeshing gear type universal joint

261

Joint includes at least one gear element rotatable on axis of pivot and intermeshing with gear element on pivotable portion

262

Joint also includes gear element on fixed portion engaging gear element on axis of pivot and vertically offset from gear element on pivotable portion

263

Having axis of pivot disposed between parallel planes defined by opposite sides of wheel

264

With driven axle, mounting two or more wheels, swingable about axis of pivot, and motor mounted to swing therewith

265

Having axle offset longitudinally from axis of pivot

266

With driven axle, mounting two or more wheels, swingable about axis of pivot, and swingable also about a horizontal axis

267

With driven axle, mounting two or more wheels, swingable about axis of pivot, and shaft for transmitting drive coincident with axis

268

WITH BELT OR HARNESS FOR RESTRAINING OCCUPANT, AND MEANS WHEREBY THE BELT OR HARNESS CONTROLS, OR IS CONTROLLED BY, THE FUNCTIONING OF A VEHICLE SYSTEM OR COMPONENT

269

System comprises transmission or element thereof

270

System comprises ignition circuit or starter circuit or element of one or other

271

WITH MEANS FOR PROMOTING SAFETY OF VEHICLE, ITS OCCUPANT OR LOAD, OR AN EXTERNAL OBJECT

272

Responsive to absence or inattention of operator, or negatively reactive to attempt to operate vehicle by person not qualified mentally or physically to do so

273

Utilizing weight, or lack thereof, of operator on seat or other support to determine presence or absence

274

Responsive to engagement of portion of perimeter of vehicle with external object

275

And causing application of vehicle brake

276

Brake comprises or includes element moved or deformed into engagement with ground

277

And also interruption of at least one operational system of the vehicle or its motor

278

System comprises clutch

279

And causing interruption of an electrical system of the vehicle or its motor

280

And causing operation of vehicle steering system

281

Comprising either movable closure member or fastening device therefor responsive to forward or rearward movement, or variations therein, of vehicle

282

Responsive to sensing of acceleration, deceleration, or tilt of vehicle

283

And causing interruption of ignition circuit

284

And also impeding flow of fuel

285

And causing disruption of drive train between motor and wheels

286

Comprising vehicle system or component responsive either to position of movable closure member or to status of fastening device therefor

287

By preventing unauthorized or unintended access or use

288

Reponsive to failure of taxicab operator to activate fare meter upon boarding of passenger

289

Comprising device, mechanism, or system for either repositioning a movable or removable closure member or operating a fastening device therefor

290

Responsive to weight of cargo load transported by vehicle

53.1

MOTOR AS SOURCE OF POWER FOR OTHER MACHINE

53.2

Other machine is creeper drive on motor vehicle

53.3

Other machine is mounted by three point hitch (i.e., Ford-Ferguson hitch)

53.4

Hydraulic drive to other machine

53.5

Electric drive to other machine

53.6

Drive to other machine by power take-off (PTO) driven by wheel or axle of motor vehicle

53.61

PTO mounted directly on or engaging drive wheel to rotate therewith

53.62

PTO constantly driven with wheel selectively driven

53.7

Drive to other machine by power take-off (PTO) at front end of vehicle

53.8

Other machine is vehicle accessory

54.1

POWER

54.2

With spring powered motor

55

On lower running gear

56

Rear axle and body

57

Longitudinal shaft

58

Frame

59

Pivoted support on axle

60

Electric

61

Pivoted support on axle

62

Rear axle

63

Motor moved by axle

291

Having specific motor-to-body-frame relationship

292

Including change-speed gearing, or clutch, mounted in common with motor

293

With member or mechanism for controlling gearing or clutch, and means for minimizing transfer of movement, caused by operation of motor, to member or mechanism

294

With means enabling repositioning of motor and gearing or clutch

295

With wheeled auxiliary frame, resiliently joined to body frame, for supporting motor and gearing or clutch

296

Including means on body frame or motor for handling exhaust

297

Having motor shaft parallel to rotational axis of driven wheel

298

Including means enabling repositioning of motor

299

Including auxiliary frame for motor and resilient means for connecting auxiliary frame to body frame

300

Including means of nonsupporting nature for minimizing operation-induced movement of motor

65.1

Electric

65.2

Combined with nonelectric drive means

65.3

With means on vehicle for generating power for the electric motor

65.4

Generating means is driven by a prime mover

65.5

With motor in or moveable with wheel

65.6

With gearing between electric motor and drive wheel

65.7

Gearing is a changeable ratio gearing

65.8

With electronic devices (logic gates, semi-conductors, vacuum tubes, etc.) in control circuit

301

Including traction motor of turbine type driven by fluid product of combustion

302

Including traction motor of kind driven by expansible fluid from source external of motor

303

Gas is product of treatment of a volatile fluid (e.g., gas is steam)

304

With means to condense gas discharged from motor

305

Including traction motor of kind driven by noncompressible fluid received under pressure from a pump

306

Vehicle includes another system operated by same fluid

307

Having variable displacement type motor or pump

308

Having separate motor for each driven, surface-engaging member

309

With means for handling motor exhaust

310

With means to generate steam for a propulsion purpose

68.1

With means to guide and/or control air for power plant cooling

68.2

With further means to utilize power plant cooling air for other purposes

68.3

With means to guide and/or control combustion air for power plant

68.4

Radiators and condensers, mounting

68.6

With protector for the radiator or condenser

68.5

Battery mountings and holders

69.2

Hoods

69.21

Pivoted about horizontal axis extending transversely of vehicle (e.g., alligator type or front end pivot)

69.22

With noise suppression means

69.23

Noise suppression means prevents hood from vribrating (i.e., anti rattlers)

69.24

With access openings having moveable or removeable closures

69.25

Water deflectors

69.3

With means to increase idle speed of internal combustion engine to compensate for accessory load

69.4

With fuel supply for internal combustion engine

69.5

Engine uses gaseous fuel

69.6

Vehicle has plural power plants

69.1

Underpans

337

TRANSMISSION MECHANISM

338

Condition responsive (e.g., responsive to speed, load, etc.)

339

With temperature control, lubrication or sealing

340

With laterally movable wheel

341

Wheel drives parallel wheel

342

Tire directly driven

343

With particular gear structure

344

Assembly feature

345

Traction aid

346

With protective guard or casing

347

Mechanical movement transmission

348

Final drive axle movable

349

Rigid axle

350

Belt or chain drive

351

With tensioning means

352

With lateral support between the differential or axle housing and the vehicle frame

353

With sprung differential

354

And differential support feature

355

And final gear drive

356

And final gear drive

357

Belt or chain drive

358

Swinging axle, single pivot

359

With sprung differential

360

And differential support feature

361

And final gear drive

362

And transverse leaf spring suspension

363

And final gear drive

364

Variable speed or direction

365

Plural

366

Belt or chain

367

Fluid drive

368

Friction drive

369

Planetary

370

With brake

371

Final gear drive at each of two parallel wheels

372

Planetary

373

Belt or chain

374

Gear transmission relationship to frame or axle

375

Transmission is differential

376

Shaft relationship to frame or shaft

377

Transmission support

378

Differential or axle housing

379

Shaft

380

With propeller shaft casing, (e.g., torque tube)

381

Vibration damping

382

Flexible support

383

With particular drive coupling

384

Relative axial movement

385

Drive connection to wheel

76

COMPENSATING DEVICES

314

WITH PLURAL FUEL TANKS

315

MANUALLY ACTUATED CONTROLLING DEVICES

316

By other than hand or foot of operator

317

On mine car vehicle

318

On delivery-type vehicle

319

With rein means

320

With vehicle control extension

321

With plural control stations

322

Side-by-side

323

For single control means

324

With tool or equipment control

325

Braking controllable by passenger

326

With movable control station or seat position

327

Movable cab

328

Tilting

329

Simultaneously movable seat and control

330

Seat on seat portion movable to alternate positon

331

With tool or equipment control

332

With tiller-type handle

333

Multiple vehicle functions controllable by single device

334

With adjustable operator engageable control

335

With fuel or air throttle control

336

With transmission control

78

Steering shaft

400

STEERING GEAR

401

Steering by terrestrial guide

402

No mechanical connection between steering shaft and steering gear

403

Hydraulic

404

Power assist alarms or disablers

405

With alternate emergency power means (e.g., pump, gearing, etc.)

406

With fluid backup

407

With electrical backup

408

Each wheel steerable

409

Occupant steered

410

With condition modulated steering

411

Independently controlled steerable wheels

412

With electric power assist

413

With electric power assist to all wheels

414

With fluid power assist

415

With electrical control

416

With mechanical power assist

417

With fluid power assist

418

Between articulated wheeled vehicle sections

419

Combined with another steering mode

420

Reciprocating power assist

421

With condition modulated steering

422

With electrical control

423

Vehicle speed condition only

424

With swinging axle

425

Including flexible power transmitting means

426

Steering column supported

427

Including rack gear means

428

With rack and pinion gearing intermediate steering shaft and power assist

429

Having rotary working member

430

Having flexible working member

431

Steering linkage includes interengaging gear means

432

With plural working members

433

Working member movement traverses vehicle path

434

Working member movement traverses vehicle path

435

Moves separate rod for each wheel steering arm

436

Working member part engages wheel steering arm

437

Working member part engages tie rod

438

Movable working member engages wheel steering arm

439

Movable working member is a moving cylinder

440

With linkage intermediate working member and wheel steering arm

441

Device to control pressure (e.g., valve)

442

Hydraulic circuit

443

With electric power assist

444

Specific mechanical feature

445

Controlling rear wheels

446

Condition modulated

447

With mechanical power assist

448

Swinging axle

449

Bogie truck having more than one axle

84

DUST GUARDS

89.1

BODIES

89.11

With passenger compartment having article receiving or removing means

89.12

Tractor and similar vehicle cabs

89.13

Movable cab or operator's station

89.14

Tilting

89.15

Via power or power enhancing means

89.16

Overmotor cab

89.17

Movable body portion facilitating engine access

89.18

Cab portion

89.19

Overmotor cab

89.2

With means for handling exhaust of a motor

90

Dashboards

90.6

Footboards and pedal guards

311

FRAME

312

With structure adapted to receive or support a motor, change-speed gearing, or other power train element

313

MISCELLANEOUS

900

ARGICULTURAL-TYPE TRACTORS

901

DEVICES FOR TRAVERSING VERTICAL SURFACES

902

SHOCK OR VIBRATION ABSORBING OR TRANSMITTING MEANS BETWEEN WHEEL SUSPENSION AND MOTOR

903

AIRSTREAM REACTIVE VEHICLE OR VEHICLE STRUCTURE

904

TRACTION DOLLIES FOR AIRCRAFT (CROSS REFERENCE ART COLLECTION CREATED IN COMPANION PROJECT)

905

AXLES

906

ADJUSTABLE AXLES

907

MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIRS

908

MOTOR VEHICLES WITH SHORT WHEELBASE

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