An amphibious vehicle

B - Operations – Transporting – 60 – F

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B60F 3/00 (2006.01) B62K 5/00 (2006.01) B63B 35/73 (2006.01)

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CA 2584392

A sit-astride amphibious vehicle configuration (10) which supports a high performance envelope both on land as well as in water. The vehicle (10) has a planing hull (40) and four retractable wheels (50, 51, 52, 53). Handlebars (54) provide for directional control in both modes of operation. Each road wheel (50, 51, 52, 53) is retractable by pivoting through at least 45~ so as to maximize ground clearance when in the land mode of operation and to minimize drag at substantial lean angles when in the marine mode of operation. While a jet drive (55) may remain directly connected to the engine (60) at all times, the driven wheels (51, 52) are only connected during land mode via a speed-change transmission (61).

La présente invention concerne une configuration de véhicule amphibie à assise à califourchon (10) qui supporte une enveloppe de haute performance à la fois sur terre et dans l~eau. Le véhicule (10) possède une carène planante (40) et quatre roues rétractables (50, 51, 52, 53). Des guidons (54) fournissent une commande de direction dans les deux modes de fonctionnement. Chaque roue porteuse (50, 51, 52, 53) est rétractable par pivotement d~au moins 45 ° de manière à maximiser la garde au sol quand le véhicule est en mode terrestre et à réduire la résistance de frottement à des angles sensiblement inclinés quand il est en mode de fonctionnement marin. Alors qu~un entraînement à réaction (55) peut rester directement relié au moteur (60) à tout moment, les roues entraînées (51, 52) ne sont reliées qu~en mode terrestre par l~intermédiaire d~une transmission à changement de vitesses (61).

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