Track with clips in a non-sequential arrangement
AssigneeSoucy International Inc.
InventorYves St-Pierre
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AssigneeSoucy International Inc.
InventorYves St-Pierre
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The endless track is made of a reinforced rubber material with longitudinally spaced and transversely disposed stiffeners embedded in the rubber material. The body defines a central band portion and opposite lateral band portions that are located on the sides of the central band portion. The central band portion is delimited from the two lateral band portions by two corresponding suspension bearing portions, each defining a plurality of clipping sites that are adapted to receive a metallic clip. The track is characterized in that the clips that are mounted in an arrangement of mixed clip sequences on each suspension bearing portion. Each [[c lip]] clip sequence comprises one or more successive clipping sites with clips immediately followed by one or two successive clipping sites without a clip. This arrangement of mixed clip sequences lowers the overall noise level generated by the track while rotating. It also lowers the overall weight of the track and the manufacturing costs thereof.
An endless track for a vehicle, the track having an endless body made of a reinforced rubber material with longitudinally spaced and transversely disposed stiffeners embedded in the rubber material, the body defining a central band portion and opposite lateral band portions that are located on each side of the central band portion, the central band portion being delimited from the two lateral band portions by two corresponding suspension bearing portions, each defining a plurality of clipping sites separated from each other by holes through said body, said clipping sites being adapted to receive a metallic clip, said track further comprising:
An arrangement of clips for a track having a plurality of clipping sites disposed in two parallel rows, the arrangement comprising mixed clip sequences on each row of clipping sites so as to lower the overall noise level generated by the track while rotating, each clip sequence comprising one or more successive clipping sites with clips and one or two successive clipping sites without a clip.
A method of mounting clips on a track having a plurality of clipping sites disposed in two parallel rows, the method comprising the steps of:
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