DRIVING WHEEL FOR CATERPILLAR-TRACKED VEHICLE Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: transport mechanical engineering. SUBSTANCE: driving disks 2 are mounted on driving shaft 1 through splines 3. Toothings 5 are secured to rim 4. Driving disks 2 are interconnected through pulling pin 7 which passes through openings 6 made in rim 4. The pulling pin is enclosed by yoke 8, the ends of ropes 9 being secured inside it. The ropes pass through bearing prisms 10 which are in contact with bushing 11 secured to rim 4. The free ends of ropes 9 are also secured in the bearing yoke which encloses the bearing pin whereon a tension bushing is eccentrically mounted. The bushing is received in the rim and interacts with the locking device constructed as wedge and screw mounted in rim 4. Pulling pin 7 is eccentrically arranged in openings 6 of rim 4 and is in contact with back surfaces of opening 6. EFFECT: improved design. 2 cl, 5 dwg