Steering device for at least two-wheel vehicles

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EP 0 914 848 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	19.01.2000 Bulletin 2000/03

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	12.05.1999 Bulletin 1999/19

(21)	Application number: 98119053.1

(22)	Date of filing: 08.10.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A63C 17/00, A63C 17/06

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

09.10.1997 IT BO970606

(71)	Applicant: Proclimatic Di Bruno Antignani
	40026 Imola (IT)

(72)	Inventor:
	Antignani, Bruno 40026 Imola (IT)

(74)	Representative: Franzolin, Luigi et al
	STUDIO TORTA S.r.l., Via Viotti, 9 10121 Torino 10121 Torino (IT)

(54)	Steering device for at least two-wheel vehicles

(57) A steering device (1) interposed between the front wheel (4) and the frame (3) of a vehicle (2) having at least two wheels (4, 5) resting on the ground; the device having a supporting element (7) hinged to the frame (3) so as to oscillate about an axis (A) parallel to the rotation axis (B) of the rear wheel (5); an elastic damping element (8) interposed between the frame (3) and the supporting element (7) to maintain the supporting element (7) in a given position with respect to the frame (3); and a fork (9) fitted to the supporting element (7) so as to rotate about a given rotation axis (C); the front wheel (4) being fitted to the fork (9) so as to rotate about a rotation axis (D) not intersecting the rotation axis (C) of the fork (9); and the device having an elastic reaction element (10) for maintaining the fork (9) in a rest position in which the front wheel (4) is aligned with the rear wheel (5).

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