Patent ID: 6206124
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: B62D,B62M

Abstract:
A suspension system for mounting an endless track to a chassis of a tracked vehicle, said suspension system comprising:a slide frame having a pair of substantially parallel slide rails, the slide rails defining a longitudinal direction, each of the slide rails forming a first, coplanar vertical extension protruding upward from the slide rail toward the chassis;a front suspension arm assembly having an upper end pivotally connected to the chassis and a lower end pivotally connected to the slide frame;a rear suspension arm assembly having an upper end pivotally connected to the chassis and a lower end connected to a block capable of displacement in the longitudinal direction, the displacement of the block being in the plane of one of said slide rails and limited by the first vertical extension of the respective slide rail; anda lower rocker arm assembly having an upper end connected to at least one of the block and the rear suspension arm assembly and a lower end pivotally connected to the slide frame.