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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1994
Walter Kinzel, Mainz, DE;
Man Gutehoffnungshutte, Oberhausen, DE;
Abstract
A support device of a laying vehicle such as a track laying vehicle includes a vehicle pan providing a support surface, the support surface having a central plane, a support shield for engaging the ground, a first guide element hingedly connected between the support shield and the vehicle pan, a first bearing connecting the first guide element to the support shield, a second guide element hingedly connected between the support shield and the vehicle pan, a second bearing connecting the second guide element to the support shield, a first piston-and-cylinder unit connected between the support shield and the vehicle pan, a first piston-and-cylinder unit bearing connecting the first piston-and-cylinder unit to the support shield, a second piston-and-cylinder unit connected between the support shield and the vehicle pan, a second piston-and-cylinder unit bearing connecting the second piston-and-cylinder unit to the support shield, the first bearing, the second bearing, the first piston-and-cylinder unit bearing and the second piston-and-cylinder unit bearing having a common support shield bearing axis. A side force transmission arrangement is provided for transmitting side forces from the support shield to the vehicle pan. The side force transmission arrangement preferably includes at least one spherical hinge connection arranged on the support shield centrally with respect to the vehicle central plane and an additional guide element with a side force transmission member. The additional guide element is connected to the spherical hinge connection, the spherical hinge connection being located in the support shield bearing axis.