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US 7,980,282 B2Granted
Tire system for an off-highway machine
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsJohn P. Moyna, David K. Kobliska
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Abstract
A tire system that includes a cylindrical metal rim with an outer surface and a plurality of solid tire segments, each of the tire segments having at least one track that is connected to a mounting plate, the mounting plates being circumferentially positioned adjacent to the outer surface of the rim. The tire system may be employed on an off-highway earthmoving machine such as a towed or other scraping device.
Claims15
A tire system, comprising:
- a cylindrical metal rim having an outer surface;
- and
- a plurality of solid tire segments, each tire segment including at least one track connected to a mounting plate, the mounting plates circumferentially positioned adjacent to the outer surface, the mounting plates including an outer surface connected to the at least one track and an inner surface having a plurality of studs that extend through aligned openings of the rim,
- wherein one of the rim or the mounting plates includes a plurality of protrusions, the other one of the rim or the mounting plates includes a plurality of recesses configured to receive the respective protrusions, the recesses and the protrusions being configured to reduce circumferential movement of the mounting plates with respect to the rim.
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A tire system, comprising:
- a cylindrical metal rim having an outer surface bounded by a first and second circumferential edge;
- and
- a plurality of solid tire segments, each tire segment including at least one track connected to a metal mounting plate, the mounting plates circumferentially positioned adjacent to the outer surface, the tracks having a width that is at least equal to a transverse distance between the first and second edges of the rim,
- wherein one of the rim or the mounting plates includes a plurality of protrusions, the other one of the rim or the mounting plates includes a plurality of recesses configured to receive the respective protrusions to interlock the rim and the mounting plates, the protrusions being integrally formed on one of the rim or the mounting plates.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.