Tracked vehicle having motor coaxially arranged with drive wheel
AssigneeBAE Systems Hägglunds Aktiebolag
InventorsBjörn Hellholm, Jens Wågberg, Daniel Engblom
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AssigneeBAE Systems Hägglunds Aktiebolag
InventorsBjörn Hellholm, Jens Wågberg, Daniel Engblom
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The invention relates to a tracked vehicle comprising a vehicle body and a track assembly pair. Said track assembly pair is arranged to suspendedly support said vehicle body allowing relative movement between said vehicle body and each track assembly (21) of said track assembly pair. Each track assembly (21) comprises a track support beam (22) configured to support a plurality of road wheels (23, 23a), a drive wheel (24), and a motor (110) for operating said drive wheel (24), an endless track (25) being disposed around said road wheels (23, 23a) and drive wheel (24). Said motor (110) is fixedly arranged to said track support beam (22). Said motor (110) is arranged in connection to the drive wheel (24) such that a motor axle essentially coaxially coincides with a centre axis (Z) of the drive wheel (24).
A tracked vehicle comprising a vehicle body and a track assembly pair, said track assembly pair being arranged to suspendedly support said vehicle body allowing relative movement between said vehicle body and each track assembly of said track assembly pair, each track assembly comprising a track support beam configured to support a plurality of road wheels, a drive wheel, and a motor for operating said drive wheel, an endless track being disposed around said road wheels and drive wheel, said motor being fixedly arranged to said track support beam, wherein said motor is arranged in connection to the drive wheel such that a motor axle essentially coaxially coincides with a centre axis of the drive wheel, wherein said motor is comprised in a drive arrangement, said drive arrangement further comprising a transmission device for transferring torque from said motor to said drive wheel and a brake member for braking the drive wheel, wherein at least one of said transmission device and said brake member is arranged in connection to the drive wheel so that it at least partly is accommodated within a periphery of the drive wheel in a direction transversal to a main direction of extension of the track assembly, wherein each track assembly comprises a fastening arrangement arranged to support said drive arrangement, wherein said fastening arrangement comprises a claw configuration for supporting said drive wheel and drive arrangement, wherein non-rotating parts of said drive arrangement are arranged to be fixedly attached to said claw configuration, wherein said claw configuration comprises a right claw member and a left claw member for said attachment of said non-rotating parts, and a transversal portion from which said right claw member and left claw member are arranged to project.
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