Patent classifications
B62D55/28
Lug bar, track shoe, and method for producing lug bar
The lug bar includes a base, having a bar shape and made of a first metal, and an overlay, extending along the longitudinal direction of the base to cover a covered region as a part of the outer peripheral surface of the base. In an overlay edge portion corresponding to a boundary between the covered region and an exposed region other than the covered region of the surface of the base, the exposed region and the surface of the overlay are flush with each other to form a forged surface.
Lug bar, track shoe, and method for producing lug bar
The lug bar includes a base, having a bar shape and made of a first metal, and an overlay, extending along the longitudinal direction of the base to cover a covered region as a part of the outer peripheral surface of the base. In an overlay edge portion corresponding to a boundary between the covered region and an exposed region other than the covered region of the surface of the base, the exposed region and the surface of the overlay are flush with each other to form a forged surface.
DRIVING WHEEL AND DRIVING SYSTEM FOR A TRACKED VEHICLE
A driving system for a tracked vehicle, in particular a tracked vehicle used for the preparation of ski slopes, features a driving wheel rotatable about a first axis of rotation; an idle wheel rotatable about a second axis of rotation parallel to the first axis of rotation; and a track looped around the driving wheel and the idle wheel, and comprising a plurality of strips made of elastomeric material, and a plurality of metal grousers, fixed to the strips; wherein at least one strip has at least one continuous toothed strip, which extends along the inner face of the strip and is configured to engage with the driving wheel.
Snow grooming vehicle
A snow grooming vehicle comprising a support frame; an engine; two tracks mounted on opposite sides of the support frame itself, coupled to and driven by the engine; and comprising a first plurality of bristles arranged in a portion of the snow grooming vehicle adjacent to the track so as to capture the snow collected on the track.
Track assemblies for terrain going vehicles and method for repairing the tracks
A track assembly for a terrain going vehicles having tires, the track assembly having at least two traction bars. The traction bars each having a body that is dimensioned to extend over the width of a tire and guide plates extending from the body so that they can be set to reach over the edge of the tire and to the sides of the tires and ears at each end of each traction bar, extending crosswise on relation to the length of the traction bar and on both sides of the body of the traction bar, the ears having each at least one hole. There is at least one link having a link body with a length and one connecting hole at each opposite end of the link body, and pins set to run through a pair of one hole of the link body and at least one hole of a ear of the traction bar in order to form a chain, wherein the pins are locked in relation to the holes of the ears so that rotation of the pins in the holes is prevented.
Track assemblies for terrain going vehicles and method for repairing the tracks
A track assembly for a terrain going vehicles having tires, the track assembly having at least two traction bars. The traction bars each having a body that is dimensioned to extend over the width of a tire and guide plates extending from the body so that they can be set to reach over the edge of the tire and to the sides of the tires and ears at each end of each traction bar, extending crosswise on relation to the length of the traction bar and on both sides of the body of the traction bar, the ears having each at least one hole. There is at least one link having a link body with a length and one connecting hole at each opposite end of the link body, and pins set to run through a pair of one hole of the link body and at least one hole of a ear of the traction bar in order to form a chain, wherein the pins are locked in relation to the holes of the ears so that rotation of the pins in the holes is prevented.
Band Track with Fiber-Reinforced Living Hinges
A band track including a band having an inner surface, an outer surface, a first side face, and a second side face; a plurality of teeth extending from the inner surface and spaced apart circumferentially around the inner surface; a plurality of lugs extending from the outer surface and each spaced a distance apart circumferentially around the outer surface; a plurality of living hinges defined within the band circumferentially between each of the plurality of teeth; and at least one fiber-reinforcement disposed circumferentially within a neutral plane of the plurality of living hinges and a method of making the same.
Band Track with Fiber-Reinforced Living Hinges
A band track including a band having an inner surface, an outer surface, a first side face, and a second side face; a plurality of teeth extending from the inner surface and spaced apart circumferentially around the inner surface; a plurality of lugs extending from the outer surface and each spaced a distance apart circumferentially around the outer surface; a plurality of living hinges defined within the band circumferentially between each of the plurality of teeth; and at least one fiber-reinforcement disposed circumferentially within a neutral plane of the plurality of living hinges and a method of making the same.
Grouser assembly for endless track systems
A grouser assembly is selectively attachable to an endless track having a carcass, side edges and traction lugs. The grouser assembly includes a body having top and bottom faces. The body includes a recess defined in the bottom face that is shaped to receive a traction lug of the endless track. The grouser assembly further includes ground-contacting projections connected to the body and extending away from the top face, and first and second attachment assemblies connected to the body. The second attachment assembly has an attached configuration and a released configuration, and is positioned relative to the first attachment assembly such that when (i) the traction lug is received in the recess, (ii) the first attachment assembly attaches the grouser assembly to the carcass, and (iii) the second attachment assembly is in the attached configuration, the second attachment assembly attaches the grouser assembly to the endless track.
Grouser assembly for endless track systems
A grouser assembly is selectively attachable to an endless track having a carcass, side edges and traction lugs. The grouser assembly includes a body having top and bottom faces. The body includes a recess defined in the bottom face that is shaped to receive a traction lug of the endless track. The grouser assembly further includes ground-contacting projections connected to the body and extending away from the top face, and first and second attachment assemblies connected to the body. The second attachment assembly has an attached configuration and a released configuration, and is positioned relative to the first attachment assembly such that when (i) the traction lug is received in the recess, (ii) the first attachment assembly attaches the grouser assembly to the carcass, and (iii) the second attachment assembly is in the attached configuration, the second attachment assembly attaches the grouser assembly to the endless track.