Traveling vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10053166-B2
Application number	US-201515307272-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 22, 2015
Priority date	Apr 28, 2014
Publication date	Aug 21, 2018
Grant date	Aug 21, 2018

Abstract

A traveling vehicle includes: a vehicle body frame, a pair of right and left front crawler traveling devices, a pair of right and left rear crawler traveling devices, a front suspension device that suspends the pair of right and left front crawler traveling devices on the vehicle body frame, and a rear suspension device that suspends the pair of right and left rear crawler traveling devices on the vehicle body frame. The front suspension device integrally suspends the pair of right and left front crawler traveling devices on the vehicle body frame and allows the pair of right and left front crawler traveling devices to be swingable in the vertical direction with respect to the vehicle body frame.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A traveling vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body frame;
a pair of front crawler traveling devices;
a pair of rear crawler traveling devices;
a front suspension device that suspends the pair of front crawler traveling devices on the vehicle body frame; and
a rear suspension device that suspends the pair of rear crawler traveling devices on the vehicle body frame,
wherein the front suspension device integrally suspends the pair of front crawler traveling devices on the vehicle body frame and allows the pair of front crawler traveling devices to be swingable or elevatable in a vertical direction with respect to the vehicle body frame, and
wherein the front suspension device includes:
a rotation arm that extends in a horizontal direction and is supported by a swing support portion to be rotatable at a center of the rotation arm in the horizontal direction,
a right swing arm that is supported by the vehicle body frame to be swingable in the vertical direction about the horizontal direction serving as an axis and has an end connected to the right front crawler traveling device,
a left swing arm that is supported by the vehicle body frame to be swingable in the vertical direction about the horizontal direction serving as an axis and has an end connected to the left front crawler traveling device,
a right connection arm that has a first end connected to a right end of the rotation arm and a second end connected to the right swing arm, and
a left connection arm that has a first end connected to a left end of the rotation arm and a second end connected to the left swing arm.

2. The traveling vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the swing support portion is supported by the vehicle body frame to be swingable in the vertical direction about the horizontal direction serving as an axis, and
wherein the traveling vehicle further comprises a cushion mechanism that is provided between the vehicle body frame and the swing support portion.

3. A traveling vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle body frame;
a pair of front crawler traveling devices;
a pair of rear crawler traveling devices;
a front suspension device that suspends the pair of front crawler traveling devices on the vehicle body frame; and
a rear suspension device that suspends the pair of rear crawler traveling devices on the vehicle body frame,
wherein the front suspension device integrally suspends the pair of front crawler traveling devices on the vehicle body frame and allows the pair of front crawler traveling devices to be swingable or elevatable in the vertical direction with respect to the vehicle body frame,
wherein the front suspension device includes:
a bogie frame that is supported by the vehicle body frame to be rotatable about a steering shaft serving as an axis and provided in the vertical direction, and
a pair of connection mechanisms that respectively connects the pair of front crawler traveling devices to right and left sides of the bogie frame, and
wherein the pair of connection mechanisms allows the pair of front crawler traveling devices to be elevatable in the direction of the steering shaft.

4. The traveling vehicle according to claim 3 ,
wherein the front suspension device further includes:
an elevation device that elevates the front crawler traveling device.

5. A traveling vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle body frame having a longitudinal axis;
a pair of crawler traveling devices;
a suspension device, the suspension device comprising:
a rotation arm pivotable mounted on an axis extending in a direction of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle body frame;
a connection aim extending downwardly and rearwardly from each end of the rotation arm;
a first arm extending rearwardly from each connection arm; and
a swing arm extending upwardly and forwardly from each first arm,
wherein one of the crawler traveling devices of the pair of crawler traveling devices is connected to each swing arm.

6. The traveling vehicle of claim 5 , further comprising a motor connected to a center of the rotation arm.

7. The traveling vehicle of claim 6 , further comprising a damper connected to the motor, the damper being below the motor.

8. The traveling vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the connection arms each have a variable length.

9. The traveling vehicle of claim 5 , wherein each swing arm has a forked end.

10. The traveling vehicle of claim 9 , wherein a rotation shaft extends across the forked end of each swing arm, the rotation shaft connected to one of the crawler traveling devices.

Assignees

• Yanmar Co Ltd

Inventors

• Moriguchi Kazuma
• Niu Hidekazu
• Aoki Hideaki

Classifications

• B62D55/104 Primary

  Suspension devices for wheels, rollers, bogies or frames (vehicle suspension in general B60G) · CPC title

• B62D55/065 Primary

  Multi-track vehicles, i.e. more than two tracks {(soil-shifting machines E02F; mining machines E21C)} · CPC title

• B62K25/26

  for rear wheel · CPC title

• B60G5/00

  Resilient suspensions for a set of tandem wheels or axles having interrelated movements · CPC title

• B62D21/02

  comprising longitudinally or transversely arranged frame members · CPC title