CRAWLER VEHICLE DETACHABLE WHEEL ATTACHMENT Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering; transformation of vehicle from crawler version into wheeled version and back. SUBSTANCE: levers in form of right-angled triangles are used for this purpose. One of ends of triangle small side is put onto front and rear axle of crawler gear. Ends of other sides are connected with driving and steerable wheel pairs moving in longitudinal planes of crawler gear housing upwards and downwards by means of pneumo- hydraulic devices interlocked with big side of right-angled triangle. EFFECT: provision of multipurpose detachable attachment suitable for mounting on any crawler vehicle with slight re-equipment of crawler vehicle for wheel attachment. 3 dwg