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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Detlev Eckhoff, Martensrade, DE;
Assignee:
MaK System Gesellschaft mbH, Kiel, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/122 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/122 ;
Abstract
A drive system for tracked vehicles has the drive engine and the electrical generator combined into one modular drive unit. The elements of the drive motor and generator can be integrated in the drive units in the form of modules. There are at least two drive units that are located one on each side of the vehicle housing in the vicinity of the chain or track shoulders.