Kabushiki Kaisha Komatsu Seisakusho

Hidekatsu Aoki

Masami Hashimoto

A drive mechanism for a track-type vehicle has a mechanism for providing selective and facilitated assembly and disassembly thereof. The drive mechanism comprises a first housing which houses a steering clutch and brake assembly and defines a first annular flange, a second housing which houses a final drive assembly and defines a second annular flange engaging with the first annular flange through a movable annular sleeve, a freely connectable and disconnectable connecting shaft mounted between the steering clutch and brake assembly and the final drive assembly, and a connecting and disconnecting mechanism for the connecting shaft.

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Hirakata, Japan

Hidekatsu Aoki