B62D55/305

Rear track assembly for a vehicle

A track assembly to be mounted on a vehicle. The track assembly has a frame, a drive wheel rotationally mounted to the frame, a front idler wheel assembly mounted to the frame, a rear idler wheel assembly mounted to the frame, and a track mounted around the front idler wheel assembly, the rear idler wheel assembly, and the drive wheel, and being in driving engagement with the drive wheel. The track has a plurality of traction lugs distributed along an outer surface of the track. Each traction lug of the plurality of traction lugs has a height in a range of 1.6 inches to 2.5 inches. A distance between a foremost point on the outer surface of the track and a rearmost point on the outer surface of the track is between 54 inches and 65 inches.

TRACK SYSTEM

A track system for use with a vehicle includes an attachment assembly connectable to the chassis of the vehicle having a first pivot extending vertically and defining a yaw pivot axis of the track system, and a second pivot extending laterally and defining a pitch pivot axis of the track system. A frame assembly is disposed laterally outwardly from the attachment assembly and connected thereto. The frame assembly includes at least one wheel-bearing frame member. The track system further includes at least one actuator connected between the attachment assembly and the frame assembly for pivoting the frame assembly about the yaw pivot axis, a leading idler wheel assembly at least indirectly connected to the at least one wheel-bearing frame member, a trailing idler wheel assembly at least indirectly connected to the at least one wheel-bearing frame member, at least one support wheel assembly, and an endless track.

VERTICAL IDLER ADJUSTER FOR UNDERCARRIAGE SYSTEM IN TRACK-TYPE MACHINE

A vertical idler adjuster includes a cam assembly having a cam supported in an adjuster frame for rotation about a cam axis, and an idler support surface having a vertical location that is adjusted relative to the adjuster frame when the cam is rotated. The cam assembly includes a screw linkage having a first set of teeth fixed to rotate with the cam, a drive shaft, and a second set of teeth on the drive shaft and in mesh with the first set of teeth such that rotation of the drive shaft rotates the cam to adjust a vertical position of an idler in an undercarriage system.

HYDRAULIC TENSIONING SYSTEM FOR TRACK DRIVE VEHICLE

A carriage assembly for a continuous track drive system can include a plurality of road wheels, a pivotable idler wheel, a drive wheel, a continuous track extending around the plurality of road wheels, the pivotable idler wheel, and the drive wheel, and a tensioning system coupled to the idler wheel. The tensioning system can include an actuator and a biasing member. The tensioning system can be configured such that when the continuous track is driven in a first direction the actuator is inactive and the biasing member maintains tension in the continuous track, and when the continuous track is driven in a second direction the actuator is active and applies force to the pivotable idler wheel to maintain tension in the continuous track.

Track roller unit for an agricultural working machine

A track roller unit for an agricultural working machine has at least one first guide roller and one second guide roller. The first guide roller is mounted on a first supporting arm and the second guide roller is mounted on a second supporting arm. At least one support roller is situated between the guide rollers, and a track belt wraps around the guide rollers and the at least one support roller. A hydropneumatic damping element is assigned to at least one guide roller and/or one support roller. At least one regulated restrictor device, which is assigned to a damping element, is provided and is designed in such a way that its flow resistance is adjustable during the operation of the track roller unit.

Autonomous or remote-controlled vehicle platform for planting

In one embodiment, a vehicle platform comprises a central body that can support one or more implement configurations, such as sprayer booms, or planting row units. A plurality of adjustable legs extends downward from the central body. Each adjustable leg has a corresponding leg actuator to adjust a respective vertical height of each adjustable leg. Each adjustable leg supports the central body. Planting row units are supported by or suspended from the central body.

TRACK DRIVE OF AN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION MACHINE

A track drive of an agricultural production machine is disclosed. The track drive includes a driving wheel, a front deflection roller, a rear deflection roller, a continuous caterpillar track around the driving wheel and the deflection rollers, and middle rollers between the front and rear deflection roller. The track drive further includes a track frame and a swing frame. Using the swing frame, the track drive pivots about a first axis of the agricultural production machine, and the track frame pivots about a second axis of the swing frame. The second axis is at a distance from the first axis, and a spring system or damper system is positioned between the track frame and the pivot frame. The deflection rollers are positioned on the track frame with the middle rollers positioned on a common support element, which is positioned pivotably about a third axis on the track frame.

MECHANISM FOR ADJUSTING MISALIGNMENT IN A CONTINUOUS BELTED MACHINE
20210197907 · 2021-07-01 ·

A track roller assembly for a work machine includes a drive and idler wheels and an endless track belt disposed about the wheels. The idler wheel is mounted on a track roller frame track roller frame with a swing link. The work machine has an adjustment mechanism configured to adjust the alignment of the endless track belt in relation to the drive and idler wheels. The adjustment mechanism includes a transverse pivot pin connected to a downward projecting lobe of the swing link. A lever is connected to the pivot pin. The adjustment mechanism includes a drive mechanism, wherein a proximal end of the lever interacts with the drive mechanism such that the drive mechanism controls a position of the lever, wherein movement of the lever moves the pivot pin causing an adjustment in the position of the idler wheel and the alignment the endless track belt that rides thereon.

TRACK ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE

A track assembly is to be mounted on a drive axle of a vehicle. The track assembly has a frame, at least one leading idler wheel mounted to the front of the frame for rotation about a transverse leading idler wheel axis, at least one trailing idler wheel mounted to the rear of the frame for rotation about a traverse trailing idler wheel axis parallel to the leading idler wheel axis, a single drive wheel assembly, and at least two slide rails. The slide rails have corresponding forward-facing portions, central portions, and rearward-facing portions. The forward-facing portions project from the front ends of the central portions by a projection that is greater than a length of the central portions. A vehicle having the track assembly is also encompassed. A kit of track assemblies is also encompassed.

TRACKED VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR CONSTRUCTION MACHINE, MORE PARTICULARLY ROAD CONSTRUCTION MACHINE, WITH A TRACK TENSIONING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A TRACKED VEHICLE WITH A TRACK TENSIONING APPARATUS
20210094636 · 2021-04-01 ·

A tracked vehicle, in particular a construction machine, more particularly a road construction machine, with at least one drive motor and a travel pump of a travel drive hydraulic circuit, which is driven by the drive motor, for generating a drive pressure; at least one track unit, said track unit comprising a drive wheel driven via the travel drive hydraulic circuit, at least one guide wheel, a track endlessly running around the drive wheel and the guide wheel, as well as a track tensioning apparatus for tensioning the track, and the track tensioning apparatus comprising an adjusting device with a track tensioning hydraulic cylinder with which the distance between two wheels of the track unit, in particular the drive wheel and the guide wheel, is adjustable for tensioning the track, the track tensioning hydraulic cylinder being connected via a hydraulic tensioning line to a hydraulic pretensioning source via which it can be loaded with an initial pretensioning pressure. The tensioning apparatus further has a damping device with a spring for damping pressure peaks in the adjusting device. A method for operating a tracked vehicle with a track unit.