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Combat vehicle with diesel-electric drive mechanism and rear hatch

  • US 5,915,292 A
  • Filed: 08/19/1997
  • Issued: 06/22/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/20/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A combat vehicle comprising:

  • a rear portion having a rear hatch providing access to an inside of the vehicle having a floor;

    two tracks having track covers thereover and powered by a diesel-electric drive mechanism in the rear portion of the vehicle;

    wherein the drive mechanism includes a separate motor for each track and a plurality of current-generating diesel electric aggregates each comprising a generator powered by a diesel engine;

    wherein the plurality of diesel electric aggregates are positioned symmetrically with respect to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle and above the track covers to leave a passage below the plurality of diesel electric aggregates and between the inside of the vehicle and the rear hatch that can be heightened by moving at least part of the floor of the vehicle.

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