Crawler-type traveling device and idler thereof
AssigneeCaterpillar SARL
InventorsSeiji LIJIMA, Nobuhiro NAGAMOTO, Hayata KONDO, Satoshl FUJITA
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Abstract
To provide an idler of a crawler-type traveling device which secures the strength while suppressing an increase in the weight and cost, and a crawler-type traveling device provided with the same. An idler includes a hub section that is axially supported; a rim section that is disposed coaxially with the hub section; and plates that connect the hub section and the rim section. At least one of the hub section and the rim section has flange sections that rise toward the other. The plates are mounted to the flange sections.
Claims7
An idler of a crawler-type traveling device comprising:
- a hub section that is axially supported;
- a rim section that is disposed coaxially with the hub section;
- and
- plates that connect the hub section and the rim section,
- wherein at least one of the hub section and the rim section has flange sections that rise toward the other, and the plates are mounted to the flange sections.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.