MULTI-PURPOSE GROUND VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A multipurpose ground vehicle that may serve as a platform for carrying a payload, the vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
a suspension mounted to the chassis for varying ride height and for influencing a response of the chassis to underlying terrain;
a plurality of track modules associated with the suspension that can rotate independently of each other for altering the height of the chassis above the terrain or a clearance of the chassis beneath an overlying object;
one or more wheels associated with at least some of the plurality of track modules, at least some of the one or more wheels being propelled by means for turning a wheel; and
means for propelling the means for turning.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a multi-purpose ground vehicle (10) that may serve as a platform (12) for carrying a payload (14). The vehicle has a chassis (16) and a suspension (18) mounted to the chassis (16) for varying ride height and for influencing a response of the chassis (16) to underlying terrain. Track modules (22, 24, 26, 28) are associated for the suspension. These modules (22, 24, 26, 28) can be reoriented independently of each other. Preferably, at least some of the track modules (22, 24, 26, 28) include a band track (38) that circumscribe one or more wheels (30, 32) that are associated with a given track module (22, 24, 26, 28).
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17 Claims
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1. A multipurpose ground vehicle that may serve as a platform for carrying a payload, the vehicle comprising:
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a chassis; a suspension mounted to the chassis for varying ride height and for influencing a response of the chassis to underlying terrain; a plurality of track modules associated with the suspension that can rotate independently of each other for altering the height of the chassis above the terrain or a clearance of the chassis beneath an overlying object; one or more wheels associated with at least some of the plurality of track modules, at least some of the one or more wheels being propelled by means for turning a wheel; and means for propelling the means for turning. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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