GB2381505A - Amphibious vehicle - Google Patents

Amphibious vehicle

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Publication number
GB2381505A
GB2381505A GB0303773A GB0303773A GB2381505A GB 2381505 A GB2381505 A GB 2381505A GB 0303773 A GB0303773 A GB 0303773A GB 0303773 A GB0303773 A GB 0303773A GB 2381505 A GB2381505 A GB 2381505A
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Prior art keywords
engine
amphibious vehicle
transmission
propulsion unit
marine propulsion
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GB0303773A
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GB2381505B (en
Inventor
Alan Timothy Gibbs
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Gibbs Technologies Ltd
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Gibbs Technologies Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60F—VEHICLES FOR USE BOTH ON RAIL AND ON ROAD; AMPHIBIOUS OR LIKE VEHICLES; CONVERTIBLE VEHICLES
    • B60F3/00—Amphibious vehicles, i.e. vehicles capable of travelling both on land and on water; Land vehicles capable of travelling under water
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60F—VEHICLES FOR USE BOTH ON RAIL AND ON ROAD; AMPHIBIOUS OR LIKE VEHICLES; CONVERTIBLE VEHICLES
    • B60F3/00—Amphibious vehicles, i.e. vehicles capable of travelling both on land and on water; Land vehicles capable of travelling under water
    • B60F3/0007—Arrangement of propulsion or steering means on amphibious vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60F—VEHICLES FOR USE BOTH ON RAIL AND ON ROAD; AMPHIBIOUS OR LIKE VEHICLES; CONVERTIBLE VEHICLES
    • B60F2301/00—Retractable wheels
    • B60F2301/04—Retractable wheels pivotally

Abstract

An amphibious vehicle (32) having a transverse mid- or rear-mounted engine (12) arranged to drive rear road wheels (30) and/or trhough an axial transmission (37), a marine propulsion unit (38), in which the engine (12) is so mounted in relation to the transmission (37) to the marine propulsion unit (38) that the bottom (8) of the engine is below the axis (37) of the transmission. This ensures an advantageous metacentric height which is preferably between 370 and 180 mm.
GB0303773A 2000-07-21 2001-07-19 Amphibious vehicle Expired - Lifetime GB2381505B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB0017784.0A GB0017784D0 (en) 2000-07-21 2000-07-21 Power train
PCT/GB2001/003218 WO2002007999A1 (en) 2000-07-21 2001-07-19 Amphibious vehicle

Publications (3)

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GB0303773D0 GB0303773D0 (en) 2003-03-26
GB2381505A true GB2381505A (en) 2003-05-07
GB2381505B GB2381505B (en) 2004-05-12

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GBGB0017784.0A Ceased GB0017784D0 (en) 2000-07-21 2000-07-21 Power train
GB0303773A Expired - Lifetime GB2381505B (en) 2000-07-21 2001-07-19 Amphibious vehicle

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GBGB0017784.0A Ceased GB0017784D0 (en) 2000-07-21 2000-07-21 Power train

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US (1) US7416457B2 (en)
EP (1) EP1303419B1 (en)
JP (1) JP4458400B2 (en)
KR (1) KR20030038674A (en)
CN (1) CN1185116C (en)
AT (1) ATE285339T1 (en)
AU (2) AU2001270855B2 (en)
DE (1) DE60107958T2 (en)
GB (2) GB0017784D0 (en)
RU (1) RU2297922C2 (en)
WO (1) WO2002007999A1 (en)

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ATE285339T1 (en) 2005-01-15
KR20030038674A (en) 2003-05-16
JP4458400B2 (en) 2010-04-28
DE60107958D1 (en) 2005-01-27
CN1185116C (en) 2005-01-19
US7416457B2 (en) 2008-08-26
US20040014372A1 (en) 2004-01-22
WO2002007999A1 (en) 2002-01-31
GB0303773D0 (en) 2003-03-26
EP1303419A1 (en) 2003-04-23
GB2381505B (en) 2004-05-12
AU2001270855B2 (en) 2005-10-27
CN1443121A (en) 2003-09-17
EP1303419B1 (en) 2004-12-22
GB0017784D0 (en) 2000-09-06
JP2004533356A (en) 2004-11-04
AU7085501A (en) 2002-02-05
RU2297922C2 (en) 2007-04-27
DE60107958T2 (en) 2005-12-08

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