Articulated hauler
AssigneeVolvo Articulated Haulers AB
InventorTim Kingston
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Abstract
An articulated hauler, such as a dumper, is disclosed. The hauler includes a vehicle part housing or carrying the drive engine, and a load-bearing vehicle part. The vehicle parts are pivotably interconnected about a vertical pin. The load-bearing vehicle part is provided with at least one first wheel axle driven by the drive engine via a mechanical transmission is arranged at a first distance from the vertical pin. The vehicle part bearing the drive engine is provided with at least one second wheel axle driven by the drive engine. The second wheel axle is arranged at a second distance from the vertical pin. The second wheel axle on the vehicle part bearing the drive engine is also able to be driven via a hydrostatic transmission.
Claims10
An articulated truck comprising:
- a vehicle part housing a drive engine, and
- a load-bearing vehicle part,
- the vehicle parts being interconnected in an articulated manner about a vertical pin,
- the load-bearing vehicle part further comprising at least one first wheel axle driven by the drive engine via a mechanical transmission, the at least one first wheel axle being arranged at a first distance from the vertical pin, and
- the vehicle part housing the drive engine further comprising at least one second wheel axle driven by the drive engine, the at least one second wheel axle being arranged at a second distance from the vertical pin,
- wherein the at least one second wheel axle is driven via a hydrostatic transmission.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.