TRACK-LAYING VEHICLE Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering; track-laying vehicles.

SUBSTANCE: proposed vehicle has body 1 which carries internal combustion engine 17, gearbox 18, transfer case 20, front axle differential 16 with driving wheels 2 and 3, rear axle with driving wheels 4 and 5. It has also bevel drive 10, externally-actuated clutches 8 and 9, hydraulic pump 11, hydraulic motor 12, hydraulic accumulator 13, distributor 15, hydraulic tank 14, track rollers 19 and track guides 6 and 7. Internal combustion engine 17 is connected to inlet of gearbox 18. Transfer case 20 is connected by inlet to outlet of gearbox 18. front axle differential 16 with driving wheels 2 and 3 is connected by inlet to first outlet of transfer case 20. bevel drive 10 is connected by its inlet through shaft of hydraulic motor 12 to second outlet of transfer case, and is connected by its outlet through externally-actuated clutches 8 and 9 to rear driving wheels 4 and 5. Inlet of hydraulic pump 11 is connected to internal combustion engine 17, and its outlet is connected to inlet of hydraulic accumulator 13. Hydraulic motor 12 is connected with hydraulic accumulator 13 by hydraulic lines through distributor 15. Hydraulic tank 14 is connected by hydraulic lines with hydraulic pump 11 and hydraulic motor 12.

EFFECT: reduced consumption of engine power at cornering.

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