Wheel substitutes for land vehicles – With interposed friction drive belt
Patent
1977-01-31
1979-03-20
Shannon, John P.
Wheel substitutes for land vehicles
With interposed friction drive belt
305 37, 305 38, 305 56, B62D 5524
Patent
active
041450922
ABSTRACT:
A flexible vehicle track section for an endless vehicle track has two parallel spaced track belts mutually connected by transverse bars which also serve for transferring drive power from a vehicle wheel to the track. Each section comprises two juxtaposed moulded track units of rubber or similar material each extending over a substantial number of bars, e.g. having a length about 0.5-2 m or more. The outer side face of the unit pad carries spacingly arranged transverse gripping ribs. Apertures with suitable guide sleeves are provided in the track unit pad between the gripping ribs for mounting the transverse bars on the side face being opposite to the ribs. The transverse bars have wing portions with arcuate convex guide cleats thereon projecting in direction away from the track unit pad. In each unit pad a tension wire cable is embedded in the rubber material in shape of an endless loop extending around the peripheral portion of the unit pad. At the ends of the unit retaining members are provided for connection with corresponding members in an adjacent unit and serving for anchoring portions of the tension cable in the pad. I-shaped connection members between successive units in a track belt are provided having an upper flange portion similar to any of the transverse bars for driving and controlling the track section.
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Gravbergskovens Aktieselskab
Shannon John P.
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