METHOD OF AND DEVICE FOR STEERING TRACKED MILITARY VEHICLE Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: military facilities. SUBSTANCE: to control military vehicle, power from power source is divided into two flows with changing rotation frequency in second flow to maximum and then first power flow is broken and entire power from power source is delivered by second flow from power source to tracks. Steering gear of tracked military vehicle has summing up planetary trains whose first links are intercoupled by shaft and are connected with engine through gearbox with electrohydraulic control, second links are connected with tracks and third links, through two-way bevel gearing, with hydraulic motor of controlled positive displacement transmission whose hydraulic pump is coupled with engine and with vehicle steering member. Device has electric selector with gearshift making contacts and gear electromagnets cutoff mechanism which is made in form of push-button and installed on steering gear handle to provide breaking of electric circuit. EFFECT: improved maneuverability of tracked military vehicle. 2 cl, 1 dwg