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).
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
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;
- a track-engaging assembly configured to drive and guide the track around the track-engaging assembly and comprising a plurality of track-contacting wheels;
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- a tensioner configured to control a tension of the track and comprising a plurality of tensioning elements that are configured to control the tension of the track differently.
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, a track-engaging assembly configured to drive and guide the track around the track-engaging assembly and comprising a plurality of track-contacting wheels, and a tensioner configured to control a tension of the track and comprising a plural-stage hydraulic cylinder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.