US 11,702,156 B2
Driving wheel and driving system for a tracked vehicle
Gregor Maurer, Vipiteno (IT); and Martin Franz, Vipiteno (IT)
Assigned to PRINOTH S.P.A., Vipiteno (IT)
Appl. No. 16/615,342
Filed by PRINOTH S.P.A., Vipiteno (IT)
PCT Filed May 18, 2018, PCT No. PCT/IB2018/053507
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 20, 2019,
PCT Pub. No. WO2018/215895, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 29, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 102017000055909 (IT), filed on May 23, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0216124 A1, Jul. 9, 2020
Int. Cl. B62D 55/125 (2006.01); B62D 55/06 (2006.01); B62D 55/253 (2006.01); B62D 55/28 (2006.01); E01H 4/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 55/125 (2013.01) [B62D 55/06 (2013.01); B62D 55/253 (2013.01); B62D 55/286 (2013.01); E01H 4/02 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tracked vehicle driving system comprising:
a track comprising a plurality of belts including a guide belt made of a reinforced elastomeric material;
a plurality of cross-links fixed to the guide belt and extending transversely to the guide belt;
a plurality of track-guides, wherein each track-guide is fixed to a respective cross-link; and
a driving wheel comprising:
a rim connected to an actuator and extending about an axis of rotation;
a ring defining a cylindrical surface supporting and returning the guide belt of the track, the ring configured to be freely rotatably coupled to the rim about the axis of rotation; and
a plurality of teeth integral with the rim, the plurality of teeth comprising two rows of radial teeth equally spaced apart from opposite sides of the cylindrical surface, the plurality of teeth configured to transmit a driving force to the plurality of track-guides.