Self-propelled vehicles; a practical treatise on the theory, construction, operation, care and management of all forms of automobiles (1906)
Homans, James E. (James Edward), b. 1865 · New York, T. Audel & Company · leaf 52
or this construction, it is claimed that the force of acollision is delivered at or about this line of incidence, ratherthan on the hub or its axle connection, thus ensuring greatersecurity, and saving the driver a shock. Another device is toincline the pivot axis inward, leaving the axle… … Fig. 36.—The Haynes-Apperson Double Yoke Steering Pivot Axle. The steering arm isattached at A, thus securing the turning effect at approximately the centre of thewheel hub. Constructional Points on Steering Axles.—■ It is of primeimportance that the construction of the steering knuckles ofpivoted…
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