Arrangement of a drive wheel for an endless track of a tracked vehicle
AssigneeBAE Systems Hägglunds Aktiebolag
InventorGustav Söderström
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AssigneeBAE Systems Hägglunds Aktiebolag
InventorGustav Söderström
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The present invention relates to an arrangement (A) of a drive wheel (DW) for an endless track (E) of a tracked vehicle (V). The drive wheel (DW) comprises a hub member (H) and a drive sprocket member (S1, S2) attached to the hub member (H). Said drive sprocket member (S1, S2) comprises a ring shaped drive sprocket (10) having a set of teeth (12) arranged around the circumference of said drive sprocket (10). Said drive sprocket (10) is configured to engage with said endless track (E). Said drive sprocket member (S1, S2) further comprises a support member (20) for said drive sprocket (10). Said drive sprocket (10) is divided into at least two arc shaped drive sprocket parts (10A, 10B). Each drive sprocket part (10A, 10B), in a non engaged state of a drive sprocket part with respect to said endless track, is configured to be exchangeable. Said arrangement (A) comprises a guiding configuration (G1, G2) comprising a first guiding member (G1) circumferentially distributed around the support member (20) and a second guiding member (G2) circumferentially distributed around the respective drive sprocket part (10A, 10B) for facilitating reassembling the drive sprocket (10). The present invention also relates to a tracked vehicle.
An arrangement of a drive wheel for an endless track of a tracked vehicle, the drive wheel comprising a hub member and a drive sprocket member attached to the hub member, said drive sprocket member comprising a ring shaped drive sprocket having a set of teeth arranged around the circumference of said drive sprocket, said drive sprocket being configured to engage with said endless track, said drive sprocket member further comprising a support member for said drive sprocket, said drive sprocket being divided into at least two arc shaped drive sprocket parts, each drive sprocket part, in a non engaged state of a drive sprocket part with respect to said endless track, being configured to be exchangeable, said arrangement comprising a guiding configuration comprising a first guiding member circumferentially distributed around the support member and a second guiding member circumferentially distributed around the respective drive sprocket part for facilitating reassembling the drive sprocket, wherein one of said first and second guiding members is a recess and the other of said first and second guiding members is a protrusion configured to engage with said recess and said recess is a circumferentially running groove and said protrusion is a circumferentially running ridge, and wherein the first guiding member circumferentially distributed around the support member and the second guiding member circumferentially distributed around the respective drive sprocket part are configured so that radial control in connection to assembling and/or reassembling of the drive sprocket is obtained.
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