TRACKED VEHICLE
DRIVE
April 16, 2020
The invention relates to a tracked vehicle (V V) comprising a vehicle body (), at least one track assembly () and a suspension device (S). Said track assembly () is arranged to be supported by said vehicle body () by means of said suspension device (S). Said track assembly comprises a track support beam () for supporting a plurality of road wheels (), an endless track () being disposed around said road wheels. Said suspension device (S) comprises a leaf spring arrangement () having portions transversally arranged relative to the longitudinal extension of the vehicle. Said leaf spring arrangement comprises L-shaped leaf spring members (), each leaf spring member () having a first portion () attached to said vehicle body (), a second portion () attached to said track support beam () and a transition portion () there between, so that compressive and tensile stresses are located to said transition portion () for generating a compressive action in said transition portion.
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