Vehicle track

Details Vehicle track Vehicle track

1981-08-11

1987-12-22

Scherbel, David A.

Wheel substitutes for land vehicles

With interposed friction drive belt

305 38, 305 56, B62D 5524

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047143029

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle track intended to be driven over spaced toothed drive wheels, preferably of rubber, and be supported on supporting wheels, comprising longitudinal inner and outer traction members formed of the same piece of an elastomer material and extending in parallel with each other, which traction members between themselves have tooth spaces for cooperation with the drive wheels, and transverse carrying members located on the outside of the track and connecting the longitudinal traction members, which longitudinal traction members and carrying members have cast-in reinforcements, and the reinforcement of each carrying member consists of a beam of metal cast-in in the carrying member and having substantially U-shaped cross-section, the legs of which face outward and have a shorter height than the carrying member, and guide tongues connected to the carrying members and located on the inside of the track are provided for cooperation with the supporting wheels of the vehicle, characterized in that the guide tongues are located on the outer traction members adjacent the tooth spaces, and that the portions of the carrying members which extend over the outer traction members have a greater height than in the area therebetween.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3463562 (1969-08-01), Svensson
patent: 3738714 (1973-06-01), Ness
patent: 3747995 (1973-07-01), Russ

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