Deflector arrangement for a tracked vehicle
AssigneeBAE Systems Hägglunds Aktiebolag
InventorsAnders BODIN, Göran WESTMAN, Ulf WIBERG, Assar CHRISTENSEN, Anders VESTIN
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AssigneeBAE Systems Hägglunds Aktiebolag
InventorsAnders BODIN, Göran WESTMAN, Ulf WIBERG, Assar CHRISTENSEN, Anders VESTIN
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The disclosure relates to a deflector arrangement for a tracked vehicle. Said tracked vehicle comprises a vehicle body and a left and right track assembly for supporting said vehicle body. The respective track assembly comprises two end wheel members, a plurality of road wheels there between, and an endless track disposed around said end wheel members. One of the end wheel members is a drive wheel member and the other is a tension wheel member. Said deflector arrangement is associated with an end wheel member. Said deflector arrangement comprises a deflector member being arranged and fixedly attached in connection to said inner side of an end wheel member so as to reduce ingestion of undesired material from the ground into said track assembly. The disclosure also relates to a tracked vehicle comprising at least one such deflector arrangement.
A deflector arrangement for a tracked vehicle, said tracked vehicle comprising a vehicle body, a track assembly pair configured to support said vehicle body, said track assembly pair comprising a left track assembly and a right track assembly, the respective track assembly comprising an endless track, two end wheel members in the form of a front wheel member at a front end side of said track assembly and a rear wheel member at a rear end side of said track assembly, and further a plurality of road wheels there between, said end wheel members having an outer side facing in the transversal direction of the vehicle away from the vehicle and an opposite inner side, when said track assembly is connected to the vehicle, at least one of the front wheel member and rear wheel member being a drive wheel member and at least one of the front wheel member and rear wheel member being a tension wheel member, said endless track being disposed around said end wheel members and plurality of road wheels, said deflector arrangement being associated with an end wheel member, said deflector arrangement comprising a deflector member being arranged and fixedly attached in connection to said inner side of an end wheel member so as to reduce ingestion of undesired material from the ground into said track assembly.
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