Vehicle with an under-carriage provided with crawler belts

• US 20070137903A1
• Filed: 12/09/2004
• Published: 06/21/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: E. Falck Schmidt A/S (Denka Lift)
• Original Assignee: Efalck Schmidt A/S
• Inventors: Schmidt, Michael
• Application Number:
  US10/581,956
• Publication Number:
  US 20070137903A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 180/9.460
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 55/104 Suspension devices for wheels, rollers, bogies or frames vehicle suspension in general B60G
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 55/116 Attitude or position control of chassis by action on suspension, e.g. to compensate for a slope

Abstract

One a vehicle with an under-carriage (1) provided with crawler belts that by the foremost and hindmost end has a protruding part, the belts (2) are split into a foremost section, that is, placed under the foremost protruding part, and a hindmost section, that is placed under the hindmost protruding part. Hereby, the total height can be reduced without the total width that is determined by the belts is increased. It can hereby be advantageous that at least one of the belt units is suspended vertically movable, e.g. about a horizontal axis pivotable tilting joint (5). Hereby, the under-carriage can be lifted free when passing over the top of a hill.

Claims

1. Vehicle with an under-carriage (1) provided with crawler belts that by the foremost and hindmost end has a protruding part, and where the belts (2) are split into a foremost section that is placed under the foremost protruding part, and a hindmost section that is placed under the hindmost protruding part, characterized in that at least one of the belt units is suspended vertically moveable, e.g. in a about a horizontal axis pivotable tilting joint (5).