Patent CA-2839221-A1 (CA)
Inventor: VALVERDE WILMAR
IPC: B60S1/66
Filed: 2014-01-13
Abstract: A low profile snow removal system comprising: a motor-gearbox; a first blade drive shaft in operational communication with the motor-gearbox; a first front sprocket in fixed communication with the first blade drive shaft; a first track housing the first front sprocket at the front end of the first track, the first track comprising a first blade holder member located on a portion of the first track that is generally oriented in a downward position at generally 90° with the respect to the remainder of the first track and is also located at the front end of the first track; a first rear sprocket located in the first track on the rear end of the track; a first transmission means in rotatable communication with the first front sprocket and the first rear sprocket, and configured to generally rotate in either direction along the length and downward oriented portion of the first track; a second blade drive shaft in operational communication with the motor-gearbox; a second front sprocket in fixed communication with the second blade drive shaft; a second track housing the second front sprocket at the front end of the second track, the second track comprising a second blade holder member located on a portion of the second track that is generally oriented in a downward position at generally 90° with the respect to the remainder of the second track and is also located at the front end of the second track; a second rear sprocket located in the second track on the rear end of the track; a second transmission means in rotatable communication with the second front sprocket and the second rear sprocket, and configured to generally rotate in either direction along the length and downward oriented portion of the second track; a snow removal blade attached via attachment members to the first and second transmission means and configured to be able to travel along the length and downward oriented portion of the first and second tracks. A low profile snow removal apparatus comprising: a motor-gearbox; a first blade drive shaft configured to be in operational communication with the motor-gearbox; a first front sprocket configured to be in fixed communication with the first blade drive shaft; a first track housing the first front sprocket at the front end of the first track, the first track comprising a first blade holder member located on a portion of the first track that is generally oriented in a downward position at generally 90° with the respect to the remainder of the first track and is also located at the front end of the first track; a first rear sprocket located in the first track on the rear end of the track; a first transmission means configured to in rotatable communication with the first front sprocket and the first rear sprocket, and configured to generally rotate in either direction along the length and downward oriented portion of the first track; a second blade drive shaft configured to be in operational communication with the motor-gearbox; a second front sprocket configured to be in fixed communication with the second blade drive shaft; a second track housing the second front sprocket at the front end of the second track, the second track comprising a second blade holder member located on a portion of the second track that is generally oriented in a downward position at generally 90° with the respect to the remainder of the second track and is also located at the front end of the second track; a second rear sprocket located in the second track on the rear end of the track; a second transmission means configured to be in rotatable communication with the second front sprocket and the second rear sprocket, and configured to generally rotate in either direction along the length and downward oriented portion of the second track; a snow removal blade configured to be attached via attachment members to the first and second transmission means and configured to be able to travel along the length and downward oriented portion of the first and second tracks.