Elastic crawler and elastic crawler device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10435091-B2
Application number	US-201615741768-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 28, 2016
Priority date	Jul 30, 2015
Publication date	Oct 8, 2019
Grant date	Oct 8, 2019

Abstract

Provided is an elastic crawler and an elastic crawler device capable of achieving both low fuel consumption and excellent ride comfort. The elastic crawler comprises: a main body; cores respectively having a pair of wings and being embedded in a circumferential direction; a track roller rolling surface formed on an inner circumferential surface of the main body; a recess formed on the inner circumferential surface in a manner extending from the track roller rolling surface toward a widthwise outer side; lugs formed on an outer circumferential surface of the main body, the lugs respectively extending in a width direction between the cores from one end overlapping the track roller rolling surface in a thickness direction toward the other end overlapping a part in which the wings of the cores are embedded in the thickness direction. The elastic crawler device comprises the elastic crawler, a sprocket and a track roller.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An elastic crawler comprising:
an endless belt-like main body having elasticity;
a plurality of cores respectively having a pair of wings and being embedded in a manner spaced from each other in a circumferential direction of the main body, the wings respectively extending from a widthwise inner side of the main body toward a widthwise outer side of the main body;
a track roller rolling surface formed on an inner circumferential surface of the main body in a manner extending in the circumferential direction of the main body;
a recess formed on the inner circumferential surface of the main body in a manner extending between ones of the wings adjacent in the circumferential direction of the main body toward the widthwise outer side of the main body; and
a plurality of lugs formed on an outer circumferential surface of the main body, the lugs respectively extending in a width direction of the main body between ones of the cores adjacent in the circumferential direction of the main body from one end overlapping the track roller rolling surface in a thickness direction of the main body toward the other end overlapping a part in which the wings of the cores are embedded in the thickness direction of the main body, and wherein
the track roller rolling surface is recessed on the outside in the width direction of the main body and the recess extends from the recessed track roller rolling surface and towards the crawler widthwise outer sides.

2. The elastic crawler according to claim 1 , comprising a connecting lug being formed between adjacent lugs in the circumferential direction of the main body and connecting the adjacent lugs.

3. The elastic crawler according to claim 2 , wherein:
the connecting lug is provided so as to form a gap at a position overlapping the recess in the thickness direction of the main body, the gap being formed by one of the adjacent lugs in the circumferential direction of the main body and the connecting lug.

4. An elastic crawler device comprising:
the elastic crawler according to claim 3 ; and
a drive wheel, an idling wheel and a track roller onto which the elastic crawler is wound.

5. The elastic crawler according to claim 2 , wherein:
the connecting lug is provided so as to form a gap at a position overlapping the track roller rolling surface and the cores in the thickness direction of the main body, the gap being formed by one of the adjacent lugs in the circumferential direction of the main body and the connecting lug.

6. An elastic crawler device comprising:
the elastic crawler according to claim 5 ; and
a drive wheel, an idling wheel and a track roller onto which the elastic crawler is wound.

7. An elastic crawler device comprising:
the elastic crawler according to claim 2 ; and
a drive wheel, an idling wheel and a track roller onto which the elastic crawler is wound.

8. An elastic crawler device comprising:
the elastic crawler according to claim 1 ; and
a drive wheel, an idling wheel and a track roller onto which the elastic crawler is wound.

9. The elastic crawler according to claim 1 , wherein
the recess extends in a widening manner toward the crawler widthwise outer sides.

Assignees

• Bridgestone Corp

Inventors

• Tateishi Kenji

Classifications

• B62D55/244 Primary

  Moulded in one piece, with either smooth surfaces or surfaces having projections, e.g. incorporating reinforcing elements · CPC title

• B62D55/202

  Wheel engaging parts; Wheel guides on links · CPC title

• B62D55/125

  Final drives · CPC title

• B62D55/14

  Arrangement, location, or adaptation of rollers · CPC title