SOUCY INTERNATIONAL INC.

A steering knuckle gearbox assembly comprises a body having a housing portion having a cavity defined in the housing portion; a mating portion connected to the housing portion and being pivotably mountable an axle frame of a vehicle; and a mounting portion for having a steering link of the vehicle pivotably mounted to the mounting portion. An input shaft is rotationally supported by the housing portion and extends into the cavity at its one end and is operatively connectable to a drive axle of the vehicle at its other end. An output shaft is rotationally supported by the housing portion and extends into the cavity at its one end and is operatively connected to the input shaft at its other end. The output shaft is offset in height from the input shaft. A steerable track system for a vehicle is also described.

A track system for use with a vehicle includes an attachment assembly connectable to the chassis of the vehicle having a multi-pivot assembly having a first pivot extending longitudinally and defining a roll pivot axis, and a second pivot extending laterally and defining a pitch pivot axis. A frame assembly is disposed laterally outwardly from the attachment assembly and connected thereto. The frame assembly includes at least one wheel-bearing frame member. The track system further includes at least one actuator connected between the attachment assembly and the frame assembly for pivoting the frame assembly about the roll pivot axis, a leading idler wheel assembly, a trailing idler wheel assembly, at least one support wheel assembly, and an endless track.

An endless track, a track system, a kit, and a vehicle are provided. The carcass of the endless track includes a plurality of members disposed in the carcass and which extends laterally in the inner portion of the carcass and are longitudinally spaced from one another along the carcass. A given member from the plurality of members has a guiding portion configured to engage the wheel and which extends radially inwardly from the inner surface of the inner portion of the carcass, and a reinforcing portion located in the inner portion of the carcass and which extends laterally between at least the first driving lug and at least the second driving lug. The reinforcing portion is configured to reinforce the inner portion of the carcass and support weight of the wheel.

An angular limiting system for a track system that is configured to be drivingly connected to an axle of a vehicle, and that is configured to be pivotally connected to the axle about an axis, includes an axle member and a frame member. The axle member is configured to be connected to the axle of a vehicle. The frame member is configured to be connected to a frame of the track system, and is configured to cooperate with the axle member for limiting movement of the track system in response to an angle between part of the track system and the axle about the axis reaching a predetermined angular limit.

A track system includes an attachment assembly, a frame assembly connected to the attachment assembly including at least one wheel-bearing frame member. The track system further has leading and trailing idler wheel assemblies at least indirectly connected to the at least one wheel-bearing frame member, at least one support wheel assembly at least indirectly connected to the at least one wheel-bearing frame member, an endless track extending around the leading idler wheel assembly, the trailing idler wheel assembly, and the at least one support wheel assembly. At least one monitoring sensor connected to the endless track and including an array of sensing devices communicates with a track system controller for determining, at least indirectly, at least one of a state of the track system and a ground surface condition.

A clamp, which is for coupling an accessory to a rail, includes a housing, first and second jaws, a biasing member, and an actuator. At least one of the first and second jaws is a pivoting jaw pivotable relative to the housing about a jaw axis between open and closed positions. The biasing member biases the pivoting jaw toward the open position. The actuator is pivotable relative to the housing about an actuator axis between actuated and non-actuated positions. In response to the actuator moving from the non-actuated position toward the actuated position, the actuator causing the pivoting jaw to move toward the closed position. The clamp has an unclamped configuration, and a clamped configuration in which the actuator is in the actuated position, the pivoting jaw is in the closed position, and the actuator prevents the pivoting jaw to move toward the open position.

The present disclosure relates to a sub-frame for rotationally supporting a primary wheel of a track system. The sub-frame comprises a sub-frame body, the sub-frame body defining a downwardly-facing surface to be supported by a frame of the track system, an upwardly-facing surface opposite the downwardly-facing surface, a cavity for rotationally receiving the primary wheel, and apertures extending from the upwardly-facing surface to the downwardly-facing surface for accepting fasteners for attachment of the sub-frame to the frame of the track system.

Track systems, methods of controlling a track system and methods of calibrating track systems are disclosed. The track system for a vehicle includes a frame, a first component and a second component connected to the frame, and a sensor device directly connected to the first component and not directly connected to the second component. The sensor device is configured to capture a sensor signal indicative of a first operational parameter of the first component, and the sensor signal is to be used for indirectly determining a second operational parameter of the second component.

A clamping assembly includes a housing, at least one clamping member partially is received in the housing, a guiding member operatively engaged to the at least one clamping member, a biasing member and an actuating member. The at least one clamping member partially is received in the housing, and is moveable between extended and retracted positions. The guiding member is rotatable about a rotation axis between first and second guide positions. The biasing member biases the guiding member toward the first guide position. The actuating member is configured to operatively engage the guiding member in a first configuration, in which the actuating member is rotatable about the rotation axis between a first rotational position and a second rotational position, and a second configuration in which the actuating member is prevented from rotating relative to the rotation axis. The clamping assembly is moveable between clamped and unclamped states.

A support structure, which is for a track system, includes a shaft, a wheel assembly and a deformable portion. The wheel assembly is connectable to the shaft, which has a shoulder at one end, such that a lateral side of the wheel assembly is engageable with the shoulder. The deformable portion is connected to one of the shaft and the wheel assembly, and is disposed, when the wheel assembly is connected to the shaft, between the lateral side of the wheel assembly and the shoulder. The deformable portion is configured to, when deformed, provide a seal between the shaft and the lateral side of the wheel assembly.