Floating device for amphibious vehicle
AssigneeBAE Systems Hägglunds Aktiebolag
InventorsBjörn Nordberg, Fredrik Burholm
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a floating device for an amphibious two-bodied vehicle with a front vehicle unit and a rear vehicle unit, which are mutually pivotable, wherein the floating device comprises a floating element configuration extending along essentially the entire length of the long sides of the vehicle and being arranged to provide additional displacement, wherein said floating element configuration is arranged for accommodating mutual pivoting of said vehicle units during floating as well as non-floating drive. The present invention also relates to an amphibious vehicle.
Claims14
A floating device for an amphibious two-bodied vehicle with a front vehicle unit and a rear vehicle unit, which are mutually pivotable, the floating device comprising:
- a floating element configuration extending along essentially the entire length of a longitudinal side of the vehicle and being arranged to provide additional displacement,
- wherein said floating element configuration is arranged for accommodating mutual pivoting of said vehicle units during floating as well as non-floating drive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.