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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2015
Ati, Inc., Mt. Vernon, IN (US);
Duane Tiede, Naperville, IL (US);
Jamsheed Reshad, Newburgh, IN (US);
Timothy D. Stacy, Mt. Vernon, IN (US);
Kenneth J. Juncker, Mt. Vernon, IN (US);
ATI, Inc., Mt. Vernon, IN (US);
Abstract
In vehicle track-module apparatus including a module frame, a drive wheel rotatable with respect to the frame, ground-engaging leading and trailing wheels, at least one ground-engaging bogie wheel, and an endless track extending around the wheels and driven by its engagement with the drive wheel, the improvement comprising: (a) a leading suspension arm rotatable with respect to the frame and extending forwardly to a distal end at which a leading-wheel assembly is rotatably attached and rearwardly to a rearward suspension end; (b) a trailing suspension arm rotatable with respect to the frame and extending rearwardly to a distal end at which a trailing-wheel assembly is rotatably attached and forwardly to a forward suspension end; (c) a bogie assembly having a bogie mount and the at least one bogie wheel rotatable with respect thereto; and (d) leading and trailing suspension elements rotatably attached to and extending from the rearward and forward suspension ends, respectively, to rearward and forward rotatable bogie-mount connections, respectively.