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US 5,861,569 AGranted
Combat vehicle with diesel-electric drive mechanism and rear hatch
AssigneeFirma Wegmann & Co. GmbH
InventorFrank O. Abels
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Abstract
A combat vehicle with a rear hatch and a track powered by a diesel-electric drive mechanism in the rear. The drive mechanism includes separate motors that drive the track and several current-generating diesel-electric aggregates, each in the form of a generator powered by a diesel engine. The diesel-electric aggregates are positioned symmetrically to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and above the track cover, leaving a passage between the inside of the vehicle and the hatch. The passage is either open or can be opened or expanded by moving the diesel-electric aggregates.
Claims10
A combat vehicle comprising:
- a rear hatch for accessing an inside of the vehicle;
- two tracks having track covers;
- a diesel-electric drive mechanismincluding separate motors in the rear of the vehicle for driving the tracks and a plurality of current-generating diesel-electric aggregates, each comprising a generator powered by a diesel engine;
- wherein the diesel-electric aggregates are positioned symmetrically with respect to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle and above the track covers to one of leave an open passage between the inside of the vehicle and the hatch and leave an openable passage between the inside of the vehicle and the hatch by moving the diesel-electric aggregates.
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