Drive pod system for an excavator
AssigneeOne Pass Innovators, LLC
InventorsRyan DeWind, Gregory Allen DeWind
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Abstract
A drive pod system for an excavator includes a first drive pod, a second drive pod, and a central gearbox. The first drive pod includes a first drive mechanism and a first drive pod frame, the first drive mechanism coupled to the first drive pod frame. The second drive pod includes a second drive mechanism and a second drive pod frame, the second drive mechanism coupled to the second drive pod frame. The central gearbox receives power produced by the first drive mechanism and the second drive mechanism and transfers the power to a ground manipulator apparatus of the excavator. The first and second drive pod frames are coupled to an excavator frame of the excavator.
Claims15
A drive pod system for an excavator, the drive pod system comprising:
- a first drive pod including a first drive mechanism and a first drive pod frame, the first drive mechanism coupled to the first drive pod frame;
- a second drive pod including a second drive mechanism and a second drive pod frame, the second drive mechanism coupled to the second drive pod frame;
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- a central gearbox to receive power produced by the first drive mechanism and the second drive mechanism and transfer the power to a ground manipulator apparatus of the excavator, the first and second drive pod frames being coupled to an excavator frame of the excavator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.