Track Assembly for Traction of a Vehicle
First Claim
1. A track assembly for providing traction to a vehicle, the track assembly being mountable to an axle of the vehicle and comprising:
- a) a plurality of wheels comprising;
i) a leading idler wheel and a trailing idler wheel spaced apart in a longitudinal direction of the track assembly, an axis of rotation of the axle of the vehicle being located between an axis of rotation of the leading idler wheel and an axis of rotation of the trailing idler wheel in the longitudinal direction of the track assembly; and
ii) a driver wheel for rotating when the axle of the vehicle rotates, the driver wheel comprising a friction drive surface;
andb) an endless track disposed around the wheels, the endless track comprising an inner side facing the wheels and a ground-engaging outer side for engaging the ground, the inner side of the endless track comprising a friction drive surface for frictionally contacting the friction drive surface of the driver wheel such that, when the driver wheel rotates, friction between the friction drive surface of the driver wheel and the friction drive surface of the endless track causes motion of the endless track to propel the vehicle on the ground.
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Abstract
A track assembly for providing traction to a vehicle, such as an agricultural vehicle, a construction vehicle, or another work vehicle The track assembly is mountable to an axle of the vehicle The track assembly comprises a plurality of wheels comprising a leading idler wheel and a trailing idler wheel spaced apart in a longitudinal direction of the track assembly, an axis of rotation of the axle of the vehicle being located between an axis of rotation of the leading idler wheel and an axis of rotation of the trailing idler wheel in the longitudinal direction of the track assembly, and a driver wheel for rotating when the axle of the vehicle rotates The track assembly also comprises an endless track disposed around the wheels The endless track comprises an inner side facing the wheels and a ground-engaging outer side for engaging the ground The endless track engages the driver wheel such that rotation of the driver wheel imparts motion to the endless track.
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21 Claims
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1. A track assembly for providing traction to a vehicle, the track assembly being mountable to an axle of the vehicle and comprising:
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a) a plurality of wheels comprising; i) a leading idler wheel and a trailing idler wheel spaced apart in a longitudinal direction of the track assembly, an axis of rotation of the axle of the vehicle being located between an axis of rotation of the leading idler wheel and an axis of rotation of the trailing idler wheel in the longitudinal direction of the track assembly; and ii) a driver wheel for rotating when the axle of the vehicle rotates, the driver wheel comprising a friction drive surface; and b) an endless track disposed around the wheels, the endless track comprising an inner side facing the wheels and a ground-engaging outer side for engaging the ground, the inner side of the endless track comprising a friction drive surface for frictionally contacting the friction drive surface of the driver wheel such that, when the driver wheel rotates, friction between the friction drive surface of the driver wheel and the friction drive surface of the endless track causes motion of the endless track to propel the vehicle on the ground. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21-135. -135. (canceled)
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