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US 10,850,646 B2Granted
Track assembly and carriage assembly for a vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsAlan George Dry, Johnathan Andrew Line
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a carriage assembly and a track assembly. The carriage assembly includes a central roller flanked by side rollers on an axle. A carriage rail can support the axle. The track assembly includes a rack screw positioned in a lower portion of a channel. The channel receives the carriage assembly such that a drive wheel can engage with the rack screw.
Claims20
A vehicle, comprising:
- a carriage assembly having a central roller flanked by side rollers on an axle, a carriage rail supporting the axle;
- and
- a track assembly having a lead screw positioned in a lower portion of a channel, the channel receiving the carriage assembly such that a drive wheel engages with the lead screw.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a carriage assembly having a central roller flanked by side rollers on an axle, a carriage rail supporting the axle and having a generally sinusoidal shape;
- and
- a track assembly having a lead screw positioned in a lower portion of a channel, the channel receiving the carriage assembly such that a drive wheel is permitted to engage with the lead screw.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a carriage assembly having a central roller flanked by side rollers on an axle, a carriage rail supporting the axle and having a generally sinusoidal shape, the carriage rail positioned such that the central roller and the side rollers are separated from one another by the carriage rail;
- and
- a track assembly having a lead screw positioned in a lower portion of a channel, the channel receiving the carriage assembly such that a drive wheel engages with the lead screw.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.