Patent ID: 6691806
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: B60K,B60Y,B62D,Y02T

Abstract:
A drive unit for a tracked vehicle with a first and a second electric generator (6, 8) and a first and a second internal combustion engine (10, 12), in which said first generator (6) can be driven respectively by said first combustion engine (10) and electric drive motors (14, 16, 18, 20) for driving a right-hand and a left-hand drive track (4, 2), wherein said elements of the drive unit are linked together, the right-hand drive track (4) is associated with first and second right-hand electric drive motors (14, 16), the left-hand drive track (2) is associated with first and second left-hand electric drive motors (18, 20), the two first drive motors (14, 18) being driven by the first generator (6) and the two second drive motors (16, 20) being driven by the second generator (8).