Elastomeric tire for a tracked vehicle
AssigneeGse Technologies, LLC
InventorGlen Raymond Simula
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Abstract
A road wheel for a tracked vehicle is provided with a circular mounting flange having a dished wall extending radially outwards and circumferentially therefrom, a peripheral rim having a first edge and a second edge with the rim connected to an outer edge of the dished wall at an intermediate region of the rim, and a first lip extending from the first edge. Another road wheel for a tracked vehicle is provided with a mounting flange, a peripheral rim, at least one inner dished wall, at least one outer dished wall offset from the inner dished wall along the flange, and at least two connector walls with each connector wall extending between the inner dished wall, outer dished wall, and the peripheral rim.
Claims20
A tire assembly for a tracked vehicle comprising:
- an inner tire layer forming a first tube sized to substantially cover an outer surface of a rim of a wheel;
- an outer tire layer forming a second tube with a larger diameter than the first tube, the outer tire layer adapted to contact a track of a vehicle;
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- at least one carcass layer interposed between the inner and outer tire layers, the carcass layer providing tensile and impact strength to prevent crack propagation from reaching the inner tire layer of the tire assembly thereby prolonging the useful life of the tire assembly and reducing the frequency of replacement of the tire assembly;
- wherein the inner and outer tire layers encapsulate the carcass layer to protect it from an environment of use.
A wheel assembly for a tracked vehicle comprising:
- a wheel having a circular mounting flange with a wall extending radially outwards and circumferentially therefrom, and a peripheral rim connected to an outer edge of the wall, the peripheral rim having an outer surface;
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- a tire having:
- an inner layer sized to substantially cover the outer surface of the peripheral rim,
- at least one intermediate fabric carcass layer bonded to an outer surface of the inner layer, and
- an outer layer bonded to an outer surface of the at least one carcass layer, the outer layer adapted to contact a track of a vehicle;
- wherein the at least one intermediate carcass layer provides tensile and impact strength to prevent crack propagation from reaching the inner layer of the tire thereby prolonging the useful life of the tire and reducing the frequency of replacement of the tire.
A method of forming a tire assembly for a wheel of a tracked vehicle comprising:
- providing an inner tire layer as a first tube about a rim of a wheel, the inner tire layer sized to substantially cover an outer surface of the rim;
- positioning an outer tire layer about the inner tire layer as a second tube with a larger diameter than the first tube, the outer tire layer adapted to contact a track of a vehicle;
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- interposing at least one carcass layer between the inner and outer tire layers, the carcass layer providing tensile and impact strength to prevent crack propagation from reaching the inner tire layer of the tire assembly thereby prolonging the useful life of the tire assembly and reducing the frequency of replacement of the tire assembly;
- wherein the inner and outer tire layers encapsulate the carcass layer to protect it from an environment of use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.