Wheel substitutes for land vehicles – With interposed friction drive belt
Patent
1987-04-07
1989-06-20
Stormer, Russell D.
Wheel substitutes for land vehicles
With interposed friction drive belt
305 39, 305 58R, 305 59, B62D 5521
Patent
active
048404381
ABSTRACT:
An endless track (52) for a track laying vehicle has a construction that facilitates replacement and repair of track components as well as providing an extended lifetime of use as compared to conventional vehicle tracks. The components of the track which facilitate its construction and maintenance include a track shoe (60), a replaceable road pad (62) for the track shoe (60), a pin assembly (64) for connecting laterally aligned pairs of the track shoes (60), a hollow pin (66) of the pin assembly (64), a center guide (68) that guides the track on the associated vehicle roadwheels, an end connector (72) that connects ends of the pins (66) associated with adjacent shoe assemblies (70), and a center connector (74) that cooperates with the end connectors (72) in connecting the shoe assemblies (70).
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General Dynamics Land Systems Inc.
Stormer Russell D.
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