The present invention relates to an idler arrangement (80) for maintaining the desired tension in an endless track (34), said endless track (34) is part of a track assembly (30) comprising a track support beam (31), track road wheels (32) and at least one sprocket (33) arranged to drive the endless track (34) arranged around the track road wheels (32) and the sprocket (33), said idler arrangement (80) comprising: an idler wheel (35); an idler wheel support (81) fitted to the track support beam (31) and configured such that the idler wheel is movably arranged in relation to the support beam; a control unit (70); idler wheel position adjusting means operated by the control unit and arranged to position the idler wheel (35) in a desired position: and means for determine a requested torque to be applied by the sprocket and forwarding the determined information to the control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to operate the idler wheel position adjusting means to maintain, or adjust, the position of the idler wheel (35), based on a requested torque applied by the sprocket (33), to maintain the desired tension in the endless track (34). The invention furthermore relates to a method for operating the idler arrangement (80).


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    Title :

    IDLER ARRANGEMENT FOR A TRACK ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAID IDLER ARRANGEMENT


    Additional title:

    LEITROLLENANORDNUNG FÜR EINE GLEISANORDNUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM BETREIBEN DER LEITROLLENANORDNUNG
    AGENCEMENT DE ROUE DE SUPPORT POUR UN ENSEMBLE CHENILLE, ET PROCÉDÉ DE FONCTIONNEMENT DUDIT AGENCEMENT DE ROUE DE SUPPORT


    Contributors:
    OLSSON ADAM (author) / NORÉUS OLOF (author)

    Publication date :

    2023-04-19


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge



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