Motor vehicles – Special driving device – Portable track
Patent
1999-06-02
2000-12-26
Hurley, Kevin
Motor vehicles
Special driving device
Portable track
180 921, 305120, B62D 55112
Patent
active
061643998
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a track-type carriage system for heavy vehicles, and, in the preferred embodiment, a track-type carriage system for an articulated steering seismic vibrator vehicle. The carriage system consists of four track modules, two fore and two aft, each independently mounted at one end of a heavy axle and bearing a proportionate share of the vehicle weight as applied to the track module via a ground pressure cylinder. Each track module includes an S-shaped frame interrelating a large drive wheel mounted to the axle, a pair of forwardly mounted idler wheels and a plurality of mid-wheels. A stabilizing mechanism manages torsional and lateral forces and also accommodates for fore and aft movement of the track module frame.
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Hurley Kevin
Sercel Inc.
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