Electric drive configuration for a skid steered vehicle
First Claim
1. A drive configuration for a tracked or wheeled skid steered vehicle comprising propulsion motors each in operable communication with one of a first pair of drive members operable to drive the tracks or two sets of wheels of a skid steered vehicle;
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characterized in that;
the first pair of drive members are engageable with the tracks or wheels at a first position along the length of a skid steered vehicle and the second pair of drive members are engageable with the tracks or wheels at a second position along the length of the vehicle.
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Abstract
An electric drive configuration for a tracked vehicle comprises a pair of propulsion motors (1a, 1b) each in operable communication with one of a first pair of track drive sprockets (3a, 3b) for driving a pair of tracks (4a, 4b) of the tracked vehicles; a steer motor (5) in driveable communication with a controlled differential steer gear unit (6) positioned centrally of a pair of steering cross-shafts (7a, 7b) and in driveable communication with each shaft, the opposing ends of the steering cross-shafts (7a, 7b) being each in operable communication with one of a second pair of track drive sprockets (9a, 9b) for controlling the relative speeds of the two track to steer the tracked vehicle; the first pair of track drive sprockets (3a, 3b) being engageable with the tracks (4a, 4b) at a first end of a tracked vehicle and the second pair of track drive sprockets (9a, 9b) being engageable with the tracks at a second end of the tracked vehicle.
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14 Claims
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1. A drive configuration for a tracked or wheeled skid steered vehicle comprising propulsion motors each in operable communication with one of a first pair of drive members operable to drive the tracks or two sets of wheels of a skid steered vehicle;
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a steer motor in driveable communication with a controlled differential positioned between and connecting a pair of steering cross-shafts and in driveable communication with each cross-shaft, the ends of the steering cross-shafts remote from the controlled differential being each in driveable communication with one of a second pair of drive members connected to drive the tracks or wheels of the skid steered vehicle; and
characterized in that;
the first pair of drive members are engageable with the tracks or wheels at a first position along the length of a skid steered vehicle and the second pair of drive members are engageable with the tracks or wheels at a second position along the length of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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