Road construction machine, crawler track unit of a road construction machine, as well as method for tensioning a chain of a crawler track unit
US9016810B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 17, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D55/305
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a road construction machine, in particular a road milling machine (1), with a machine frame (2), and a chassis (4) with preferably several crawler track units (6), said chassis (4) carrying the machine frame (2), where the crawler track units (6) comprise a chain (12) which continuously revolves around at least one guide wheel (8) and at least one drive wheel (10), as well as several track rollers (14) which roll on the chain (12) and carry the machine frame (2), where the drive wheel (10) or preferably the guide wheel (8) is provided with an adjustment device (18), which enables the reciprocal spacing of the axles (20,22) of the drive wheel and guide wheel (8,10) to be adjusted for adaptation to a current lengthening of the chain (12), and where in addition to the adjustment device (18), a spring element (24) is provided which allows, using the adjusted spacing as a basis, a shortening of the spacing between the axles (20,22) of the drive wheel and guide wheel (8,10) against the spring force in the event of an operation-related increase of the chain tension to prevent any tension peaks in the chain (12), it is provided that the adjustment device (18) comprises a piston-cylinder…
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