Patents Assigned to Wilwood Engineering
  • Brake system for a tracked vehicle
    Patent number: 6907946
    Abstract: A direct braking of a drive shaft for a tracked vehicle that moves on rotating track(s). A disc brake is connected to the same drive shaft that has sprocket(s) for engaging the track(s). Upon activation by a vehicle driver, opposing pistons engage the disc to retard rotation of the drive shaft. This, in turn, causes slower rotation of the tracks and slower movement of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Wilwood Engineering
    Inventors: Shawn D. Buckley, Kenneth C. Ramey, William H. Wood