Crawler belt for crawler motor vehicle

A crawler belt comprising

• (a) an elongate endless belt body extending longitudinally and having a first side for ground contact and a second side opposite said first side, said belt body being drivable longitudinally in a first direction,
• (b) a plurality of ridges on said first side extending outward therefrom, each of said ridges comprising a plurality of sipes defined therein and extending longitudinally thereof for allowing said ridge to be flexibly deformable in a second direction opposite said first direction, said ridges formed into groups respectively defining a plurality of at least partial chevron-shapes pointing in said first direction, said groups successively arranged at predetermined spaced intervals in said first direction, said groups of ridges being divided by grooves extending transversely and generally perpendicular of said longitudinal extent of said belt body, and wherein each of said groups is divided into a plurality of sub-groups by at least two transversely spaced grooves extending longitudinally of said belt body, and wherein each of said sub-groups comprises end segments on opposite ends of the transversely extending group of ridges and central segments disposed between said end segments, and wherein said end segments comprise at least one first end segment comprising a generally rectangular cross-section as seen in a plane perpendicular to said first direction and at least one second end segment having a convex arcuate edge outward of said belt body as seen in cross-section taken in a plane perpendicular to said first direction, and
• (c) a plurality of side guides projecting inwardly on said second side of said belt body and spaced at intervals longitudinally on the belt body, said guides being disposed on said second side of the belt body generally opposite said end segments of rectangular cross section on said first side of said belt body, wherein each of said side guides comprise a plurality of pairs of confronting projections spaced apart transversely of the belt body, and wherein each of said side guides further comprises a plurality of pairs of reinforcing plates each attached to said confronting projections of the respective side guides in each pair, and a plurality of joint members each interconnecting the reinforcing plates in one pair and embedded in said second side of said belt body between the side guides in one pair, at least one of said side guides having a reinforcing rib embedded therein and joined to the corresponding joint member in a position interposed between said joint member and the corresponding end segment of rectangular cross section.

A crawler belt comprising

• (a) an elongate endless belt body extending longitudinally and having a first side for ground contact and a second side opposite said first side, said belt body being drivable longitudinally in a first direction,
• b) a plurality of ridges on said first side extending outward therefrom, each of said ridges comprising a plurality of sipes defined therein and extending longitudinally thereof for allowing said ridge to be flexibly deformable in a second direction opposite said first direction, said ridges formed into groups successively arranged at predetermined spaced intervals in said first direction, said groups of ridges being divided by grooves extending transversely and generally perpendicular of said longitudinal extent of said belt body, and wherein each of said groups is divided into a plurality of sub-groups by at least two transversely spaced grooves extending longitudinally of said belt body, and wherein each of said sub-groups comprises end segments on opposite ends of the transversely extending group of ridges and central segments disposed between said end segments, and wherein said end segments comprise at least one first end segment comprising a generally rectangular cross-section as seen in a plane perpendicular to said first direction and at least one second end segment having a convex arcuate edge outward of said belt body as seen in cross-section taken in a plane perpendicular to said first direction, and
• (c) a plurality of side guides projecting inwardly on said second side of said belt body and spaced at intervals longitudinally on the belt body, said guides being disposed on said second side of the belt body generally opposite said end segments of rectangular cross section on said first side of said belt body, wherein each of said side guides comprise a plurality of pairs of confronting projections spaced apart transversely of the belt body, and wherein each of said side guides further comprises a plurality of pairs of reinforcing plates each attached to said confronting projections of the respective side guides in each pair, and a plurality of joint members each interconnecting the reinforcing plates in one pair and embedded in said second side of said belt body between the side guides in one pair, at least one of said side guides having a reinforcing rib embedded therein and joined to the corresponding joint member in a position interposed between said joint member and the corresponding end segment of rectangular cross section.