Tracked vehicle systems
OwnerMaxime Monneinventor
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Abstract
A tracked vehicle system comprises a load-carrying vehicle formed by two bogies each of which has two co-axial rollers, the two bogies being connected by an articulating spindle carrying a centering roller arranged to bear against the internal sides of the track. Each bogie preferably carries a steering roller rotatable about a vertical axis and situated substantially in the same plane as the centering roller.
Claims22
A tracked vehicle system, comprising means defining a track having internal surfaces, and a load-carrying vehicle movable on the track and comprising two bogies each having two co-axial rollers, means defining a spindle articulating the two bogies, a centering roller carried by the spindle, said centering roller being arranged to bear against said internal surfaces of the track, a rocking supporting lever on said vehicle pivotally mounted on the lower part of said spindle articulating the bogies, means defining an elongate opening at each end portion of the lever, and guiding elements rigid with said bogies and located in said openings.
A tracked vehicle system, comprising means defining a track having internal surfaces, and a load-carrying vehicle movable on the track and comprising two bogies each having two co-axial rollers, means defining a spindle articulating the two bogies, a centering roller carried by the spindle, said centering roller being arranged to bear against said internal surfaces of the track, a drive vehicle for driving the load-carrying vehicle along the track, said drive vehicle comprising two drive-vehicle bogies each having two co-axial rollers, means defining a drive-vehicle spindle articulating the two bogies, a centering drive-vehicle roller carried by said drive-vehicle spindle and arranged to bear against the internal surfaces of the track, drive-vehicle yoke means pivotally mounted on said drive-vehicle spindle, spindle means rigid with one of said drive-vehicle bogies and pivotally mounting the drive-vehicle yoke means, driving wheel means mounted on said drive-vehicle yoke means and lying in front of said one of said drive-vehicle bogies, and driving motor means coupled to said driving wheel means.
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