Galvanized wire ply for rubber track
AssigneeContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbH
InventorPaul John Peterson
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AssigneeContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbH
InventorPaul John Peterson
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Endless elastomeric tracks include guide lugs disposed on an inner circumference, rubber tread lugs disposed on an outer circumference, and a thin band continuously extending in the circumferential direction which is disposed adjacent the outer circumference. The thin band has an exterior peripheral surface and an inner peripheral surface, and at least one galvanized wire ply is disposed between the exterior peripheral surface and an inner peripheral surface. The endless track further includes at least one primary cable of galvanized steel circumferentially reinforcing the thin band. In some aspects, the at least one galvanized wire ply includes a plurality of galvanized wires having a diameter of from about 0.15 mm to about 1.5 mm, from about 0.175 mm to about 1.3 mm, from about 0.20 mm to about 1.25 mm, from about 0.22 mm to about 1.2 mm, or even from about 0.25 mm to about 1.1 mm.
An endless elastomeric track comprising:
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