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US 2015/0240934 A1Published application
Cartridge drive
AssigneeKuhn North America, Inc.
InventorsThomas Hoffman, Todd Gibson, Casey Fennell, Patrick Henry
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AssigneeKuhn North America, Inc.
InventorsThomas Hoffman, Todd Gibson, Casey Fennell, Patrick Henry
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A drive system includes a drive housing and one or more drivetrain cartridges. The one or more drivetrain cartridges enables better manufacturability by allowing drivetrain components to be installed together outside the housing and then installed as a unit together into the housing. Serviceability is improved by allowing one or more of the drivetrain cartridges to be removed individually from the housing for maintenance or repair. The housing may include mounting surfaces to securely engage the one or more drivetrain cartridges to the housing to prevent play. The housing may include a bottom or side panel with installation mounts to fasten the drivetrain cartridge or cartridges securely to the bottom or side panel of the housing.
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The drive system of claim 1, wherein the cartridge drivetrain is installed into the drive housing.
The drive system of claim 1, wherein the cartridge drivetrain is secured to the mounting bottom panel of the drive housing via fasteners or welding.
The drive system of claim 1, wherein the bottom panel is offset from an external bottom surface of the drive housing.
The drive system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the bottom panel or the side panel of the drive housing includes at least one mounting structure.
The drive system of claim 1, wherein the cartridge drivetrain includes a second drivetrain cartridge, the second drivetrain cartridge having a second front support plate and a second rear support plate, and
The drive system of claim 1, wherein the at least one sprocket and the at least one sprocket shaft are removably supported by the front support plate and the rear support plate.
The drive system of claim 1, wherein the at least one sprocket shaft rotatably supports at least a first slide sprocket and a second slide sprocket, and
A method of assembling a drive system, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.