Standard component of a vehicle with a connector dedicated to connecting a track system to the vehicle
AssigneeCamso Inc.
InventorsAlain Lussier, Frederic Couture, Etienne Poulin
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Abstract
A standard component of a vehicle equippable with a plurality of wheels or a plurality of track systems for engaging the ground, such as an axle housing or a frame of the vehicle, comprises a connector dedicated to connecting a given one of the track systems to the vehicle and provided during original manufacturing of the standard component of the vehicle. This may facilitate installation of the track systems on the vehicle.
Claims54
A vehicle equippable with a plurality of wheels or a plurality of track systems for engaging the ground, wherein a frame of the vehicle comprises a connector dedicated to connecting a given one of the track systems to the vehicle, unnecessary for a primary function of the frame of the vehicle and provided during original manufacturing of the frame of the vehicle, the connector being configured to allow the given one of the track systems to pivot relative to the vehicle.
A standard nonrotating component of a vehicle, the vehicle being equippable with a plurality of wheels or a plurality of track systems for engaging the ground and comprising an axle and an axle housing that houses the axle, the standard nonrotating component of the vehicle comprising a connector dedicated to connecting a given one of the track systems to the vehicle, unnecessary for a primary function of the standard nonrotating component of the vehicle and provided during original manufacturing of the standard nonrotating component of the vehicle, wherein the connector is configured to wrap about the axle housing.
An axle housing for housing an axle of a vehicle, the vehicle being equippable with a plurality of track systems for engaging the ground, the axle housing comprising a connector dedicated to connecting a given one of the track systems to the vehicle and provided during original manufacturing of the axle housing, wherein the connector is configured to allow the given one of the track systems to pivot relative to the vehicle.
A standard nonrotating component of a vehicle, the vehicle being equippable with a plurality of wheels or a plurality of track systems for engaging the ground, the standard nonrotating component of the vehicle comprising a connector dedicated to connecting a given one of the track systems to the vehicle, unnecessary for a primary function of the standard nonrotating component of the vehicle and provided during original manufacturing of the standard nonrotating component of the vehicle, wherein the connector is configured to allow the given one of the track systems to pivot relative to the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.