The steering axle (1) for a trailer towed by a tractor comprises a steering device (2) adapted to control the right and left articulated arms of the steering axle (1), the steering device (2) comprising a cylinder (4) provided with a right head (5) and a left head (6), a stem (7) the right and left ends of which are connected to the right and left arms and are slidable along the axis of the cylinder (4), the stem (7) having a centred position with respect to the cylinder (4) and off-centred positions, a central piston (8) solidly constrained to the stem (7) slidingly engaged with the inner wall of the cylinder (4) and separating a right chamber (9) of the variable volume cylinder (4) and a left chamber (10) of the variable volume cylinder (4), a right port (11) for supplying fluid to the right chamber (9) of the cylinder (4), a left port (12) for supplying fluid to the left chamber (10) of the cylinder (4), a pressurized fluid distributor of pressurized fluid to the right and left chambers (9, 10) of the cylinder (4), the steering device (2) further comprising a right piston (13) passing through the right head (5) and sliding along the axis of the stem (7), a right intercepting element (15) solidly constrained to the stem (7), configured and arranged to take up the movement from the right piston (13) to recentre the stem (7) when the stem (7) is off-centred to the left, a left piston (14) passing through the left head (6) and slidable along the axis of the stem (7), and a left intercepting element (16) solidly constrained to the stem (7), configured and arranged to take up the movement from the left piston (14) to recentre the stem (7) when the stem (7) is off-centred to the right.


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    Title :

    STEERING AXLE FOR A TRAILER TOWED BY A TRACTOR


    Additional title:

    LENKACHSE FÜR EINEN VON EINER ZUGMASCHINE GEZOGENEN ANHÄNGER
    ESSIEU DE DIRECTION POUR UNE REMORQUE TRACTÉE PAR UN TRACTEUR


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    Publication date :

    2022-04-27


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge



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