Four-wheel drive scraper with main propulsion at rear axle
US4207691A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60K17/356
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An off-highway earth-moving vehicle of the scraper type which includes a tractor section and scraper section interconnected by a draft frame providing rolling rigidity, each section having a pair of ground-engaging wheels. A floating axle assembly is provided on the tractor section permitting independent movement of the tractor wheels in the following of ground contours. The scraper section is driven by a prime mover having a torque converter for coupling to the rear axle. The prime mover, in addition, drives an AC synchronous generator which is electrically connected to an induction motor in the tractor section. The motor in turn is drivingly coupled, via a second torque converter, to the tractor wheels. The sections of the vehicle are so proportioned in size and weight that the weight applied to the scraper wheels under both loaded and unloaded conditions is approximately twice the weight applied to the tractor wheels and the drive systems in the sections are so proportioned that at normal operating engine r.p.m. the power supplied to the scraper wheels is approximately twice the power provided by the motor to the tractor wheels. This is preferably accomplished by using torque co…
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