Drive sprocket, drive lug configuration and track drive arrangement for an endless track vehicle
AssigneeCamso Inc.
InventorsAlain Lussier, Francois Leblanc, Patrice Boily
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Abstract
A sprocket for a tracked vehicle. The sprocket has a plurality of sockets for engaging drive lugs on an inner surface of a track driven by the sprocket. The sprocket also including a support surface for engaging with an inner surface of the track and which is in rolling contact with the inner surface of the track.
Claims27
A sprocket for a tracked vehicle, the sprocket having a plurality of sockets for engaging drive lugs on an inner surface of a track driven by the sprocket, the sprocket also including a support surface for engaging the inner surface of the track in rolling contact with the inner surface of the track, the sprocket comprising a sensor configured to sense a load between the sprocket and the track.
A drive wheel for a tracked undercarriage of a vehicle, the tracked undercarriage comprising a track for engaging the ground, the drive wheel comprising:
- a track-engaging portion for driving the track;
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- a sensor configured to sense a load between the drive wheel and the track.
A drive wheel for a tracked undercarriage of a vehicle, the tracked undercarriage comprising a track for engaging the ground, the drive wheel comprising:
- a track-engaging portion for driving the track;
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- a sensor configured to sense a load between the drive wheel and the track and to cause issuance of a signal processable by a processing apparatus to perform an action controlling the vehicle based on the load between the drive wheel and the track.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.