Track system for traction of a vehicle
AssigneeCamso Inc.
InventorsJonathan Lauzier, Jeremi Bourdeau, Dewaine Kautsch
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Abstract
A track system for traction of a vehicle (e.g., an agricultural vehicle) in which the track system is designed to better perform when the vehicle is roading, travelling on a side hill or other inclined surface, is braking or undergoing other rim pull events, and/or in other situations, such as by enhancing load distribution (e.g., with wheels that can laterally oscillate and be wider) and/or track tensioning (e.g., with different tensioning stages).
Claims20
A track system for a vehicle, the track system comprising:
- a track that is elastomeric and comprises a ground-engaging outer surface and an inner surface opposite to the ground-engaging outer surface;
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- a track-engaging assembly configured to drive and guide the track around the track-engaging assembly, the track-engaging assembly comprising a plurality of track-contacting wheels and being configured such that a given one of the track-contacting wheels is pivotable about a virtual pivot axis transverse to and below an axis of rotation of the given one of the track-contacting wheels.
A track system for a vehicle, the track system comprising:
- a track that is elastomeric and comprises a ground-engaging outer surface and an inner surface opposite to the ground-engaging outer surface, the track comprising a plurality of drive/guide projections projecting from the inner surface;
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- a track-engaging assembly configured to drive and guide the track around the track-engaging assembly, the track-engaging assembly comprising a plurality of track-contacting wheels and being configured such that a given one of the track-contacting wheels is pivotable about a pivot axis transverse to and below an axis of rotation of the given one of the track-contacting wheels, and below a top surface of each drive/guide projection when the track system is assembled.
A track system for a vehicle, the track system comprising:
- a track that is elastomeric and comprises a ground-engaging outer surface and an inner surface opposite to the ground-engaging outer surface;
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- a track-engaging assembly configured to drive and guide the track around the track-engaging assembly, the track-engaging assembly comprising a plurality of track-contacting wheels and being configured such that a given one of the track-contacting wheels is pivotable about a pivot axis transverse to and below an axis of rotation of the given one of the track-contacting wheels, the pivot axis being closer to the inner surface of the track than to the axis of rotation of the given one of the track-contacting wheels in a heightwise direction of the track system when the track system is assembled.
A track system for a vehicle, the track system comprising:
- a track that is elastomeric and comprises a ground-engaging outer surface and an inner surface opposite to the ground-engaging outer surface;
- and
- a track-engaging assembly configured to drive and guide the track around the track-engaging assembly, the track-engaging assembly comprising a plurality of track-contacting wheels and being configured such that a given one of the track-contacting wheels is pivotable about a pivot axis transverse to and below an axis of rotation of the given one of the track-contacting wheels, the pivot axis being closer to a bottom of the given one of the track-contacting wheels than to the axis of rotation of the given one of the track-contacting wheels in a heightwise direction of the track system when the track system is assembled.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.