Patent ID: 9688324
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: B62D,F16H

Claim:
1. A drive sprocket for driving a track of a tracked vehicle, said drive sprocket comprising: an interior ring, an exterior ring, and an intermediate ring situated between said interior ring and said exterior ring; said interior ring, said exterior ring, and said intermediate ring are oriented in a substantially spaced-apart manner and are parallel with one another, each of said rings having an outer peripheral surface; a plurality of rods attached to said rings adjacent to said outer peripheral surface thereof; and a spoke assembly fixed to an outer guide ring of said interior ring; said spoke assembly is configured to be directed away from said tracked vehicle when said drive sprocket is mounted on said tracked vehicle; said spoke assembly has a plurality of spokes projecting toward the radial periphery of said drive sprocket; said spokes form an acute angle with respect to said outer guide ring.