Endless articulated steel band vehicle for off-road services
US4699229A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 4, 1985 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62M2027/021
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An off-road vehicle is equipped with an endless articulated steel band drive system including a drive wheel, a plurality of idle wheels and an endless belt extending around the drive wheel and the idle wheel. A back slider plate extends along the inner surface of the endless belt to urge the ground contact surface of the endless belt against the ground. The leading portion of the back plate rises upwardly at an angle of with respect to the ground. One of the idle wheels is rotatably mounted to the rear end of the back plate and the back plate is mounted to the vehicle frame by a leaf spring.
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