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260results about "Wheel attachments" patented technology

Non vibration tread angle for rubber track

A track (10) for a vehicle is typically carried by a plurality of wheels (12, 14, 16). Tread-wheel vibration is created when the track (10) passes between a wheel and the ground over which the vehicle is traveling. A track (10) includes a plurality of external lugs (32) that engage the ground when the track (10) is in use. Each external lug (32) has a tread angle (a) indicating the angle at which the lug is disposed to the longitudinal axis (34) of the track (10), a tread pitch (P) and a lug width (H). A wheel (16) contacting the interior of the track (10) has a width (B). A tread design that minimizes tread-wheel vibration has the pitch (P) of the lugs (32) substantially equal to the wheel width (B) multiplied by the tangent of the tread angle (a).
Owner:BRIDGESTONE CORP +1

Wheel assemblies

A wheel assembly includes a circular frame arranged about a hub of a hub assembly, and shock absorbers coupling the hub assembly to the circular frame for providing relative motion between the circular frame and the hub assembly. Each of the shock absorbers extends along a tangent line to a circle that is coaxial with respect to the circular frame and the hub for providing tangential shock absorption along each tangent line.
Owner:GACW INC

Endless belt for use with heavy duty track vehicles

An endless belt for use with a heavy duty track vehicle comprises a body made of polymeric material wherein a series of longitudinally spaced guide members are integrally formed to the inner surface thereof while two rows of longitudinally spaced tread members are integrally formed to the outer surface thereof. Each tread member in each row has an outer edge area adjacent the outer edge of the body and an inner edge area terminating substantially at mid-section of the body. Each tread member of the first row is longitudinally offset relative to an adjacent tread member of the second row. Each inner edge area of the tread members is in vertical alignment with a corresponding one of the guide members of the inner surface of the body. Also, the pitch defined by two successive guide members differs in value from other pitches along the outer surfaces of the belt. This particular geometry of tread members and drive members is such as to reduce slitting damages to the track when driven as well as vibration.
Owner:CAMOPLASY INC

Rim, airless tire and hubcap designs configured to directionally convey air and methods for their use

The present turbine fan rim, turbine fan airless tire and turbine fan hubcap designs are configured to remove air from under the underside of a moving vehicle when rotated in a particular direction, typically in a forward direction. This air movement can create a vacuum below the vehicle, which can create a down force on the vehicle increasing traction between the vehicle's tires and the road surface and lowering the vehicle's center of gravity. This downward force and partial vacuum can thus increase as the rotational velocity of the tires increases, providing greater traction at higher speeds. An additional benefit to these wheel, airless tire, and hubcap designs is the cooling effect that would be created by the flowing air on brake parts that are located near wheels of nearly all vehicles.
Owner:GEBEAU GARY

Track comprised or internal and external links

In a track with a rotatable bushing which is brought into engagement with a sprocket of a track-type vehicle, it is intended that strength is enhanced rationally by link functionality sharing and by combination of such assigned functional tasks for achieving further improvements in rotatable bushing function. To this end, a first bolt insertion hole provided in a track shoe mount surface of an external link and a second bolt insertion hole provided in a track shoe mount surface of an internal link are arranged on the same straight line, and a straight line connecting the first bolt insertion hole and the second bolt insertion hole is situated at a position more interior than a contact plane of the external link and internal link.
Owner:KOMATSU LTD

Rim, airless tire and hubcap designs configured to directionally convey air and methods for their use

The present turbine fan rim, turbine fan airless tire and turbine fan hubcap designs are configured to remove air from under the underside of a moving vehicle when rotated in a particular direction, typically in a forward direction. This air movement can create a vacuum below the vehicle, which can create a down force on the vehicle increasing traction between the vehicle's tires and the road surface and lowering the vehicle's center of gravity. This downward force and partial vacuum can thus increase as the rotational velocity of the tires increases, providing greater traction at higher speeds. An additional benefit to these wheel, airless tire, and hubcap designs is the cooling effect that would be created by the flowing air on brake parts that are located near wheels of nearly all vehicles.
Owner:GEBEAU GARY

Track

In a track with a rotatable bushing which is brought into engagement with a sprocket of a track-type vehicle, it is intended that strength is enhanced rationally by link functionality sharing and by combination of such assigned functional tasks for achieving further improvements in rotatable bushing function. To this end, a first bolt insertion hole provided in a track shoe mount surface of an external link and a second bolt insertion hole provided in a track shoe mount surface of an internal link are arranged on the same straight line, and a straight line connecting the first bolt insertion hole and the second bolt insertion hole is situated at a position more interior than a contact plane of the external link and internal link.
Owner:KOMATSU LTD

Continuous Rubber/Metal Hybrid Track with Replaceable Components

A continuous track with replaceable components permits a light weight tracked vehicle to benefit from the cost savings associated with repairable tracks. Each repairable track includes two parallel continuous belts, each belt includes embedded plates to reinforce the belts and distribute the load applied by the vehicle drive train and the load applied by the shoe to the belts. Each shoe assembly engages the parallel belts and includes a track guide, a shoe plate and a shoe. The number, separation and orientation of the shoe assemblies are preset for a set of parallel belts, however shoe assemblies and the elements of the shoe assemblies may be used for many different belt sets. Any suitable fasteners may be used to secure each shoe assembly to the belts.
Owner:MCLAREN GRP HLDG PTE LTD

Drive sprocket, drive lug configuration and track drive arrangement for an endless track vehicle

A sprocket for a tracked vehicle. The sprocket has a plurality of sockets for engaging drive lugs on an inner surface of a track driven by the sprocket. The sprocket also including a support surface for engaging with an inner surface of the track and which is in rolling contact with the inner surface of the track.
Owner:CAMOPLASY INC

Shock absorber having a continuously variable valve with base line valving

A shock absorber includes an external control valve which controls the damping characteristics of the shock absorber. The external control valve controls the flow of fluid between the lower working chamber of the shock absorber and the reservoir chamber and between the upper working chamber of the shock absorber. The damping characteristics are dependent on the amount of current being applied to a solenoid valve which controls a fluid valve assembly. A soft fluid valve assembly is disposed in series with the fluid valve assembly to allow for the tuning of the damping forces at low current levels provided to the solenoid valve.
Owner:TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING CO INC

Concave elastic screen wheel

The invention discloses a concave elastic screen wheel which comprises a hub and a supporting ring arranged on the hub. An annular metal wire mesh is arranged at the outer periphery of the supporting ring, an elastic element for supporting the metal wire mesh is positioned between the supporting ring and the metal wire mesh, an antiskid pawl is positioned at the outer periphery of the metal wire mesh, the metal wire mesh and the antiskid pawl are fixedly connected to form an arch concave elastic screen serving as a tire face, and the tire face is an arch concave face with the concave middle and the two convex sides. The concave elastic screen wheel can carry people to walk in soft, dusty, dry and low-gravity environments, can meet the requirements of high roll stability, high adhesion force and good shock absorption performance, can effectively prevent settlement and can effectively restrain raised dust.
Owner:HUNAN UNIV

Rolling element for the polydirectional travel of a vehicle, and vehicle having such a rolling element

In a rolling element (10) for the polydirectional travel of a vehicle on a magnetically attractive underlying surface (19), a compact, robust and simple design is made possible in that the rolling element (10) has a spherical element (11) and at least one permanent magnet (14). The spherical element (11) supports the at least one permanent magnet (14) in such a way that the at least one permanent magnet (14) maintains its spatial orientation when the spherical element (11) rolls on the underlying surface (19), and the spherical element (11) is held in contact against the underlying surface (19) by the magnetic interaction of the at least one permanent magnet (14) with the underlying surface (19).
Owner:GENERAL ELECTRIC TECH GMBH

Automatic Traction Device

The problem of damage sustained to a traction device and the extendable traction elements thereof due to tire-roadway interaction forces exerted on the traction elements while extended over the tire tread area is solved by resiliently coupling a traction assembly within a tire rim to permit movement and repositioning of the traction assembly relative to the rim and biasing back to the original position. Preferably the traction assembly is mounted to a traction hub through a resilient coupling, and with the traction hub permitted to rotate relative to the rim. Also preferably, the invention provides for full retraction and extension of the curved traction elements by use of a linear actuator. The present device delivers increased traction in slippery conditions while protecting the traction device and surrounding mechanics from damage due to the impact of roadway forces, and the device is effectively stowed within the rim when not in use.
Owner:KAHEN SOLEYMAN +1

Elastic track shoe

An elastic track shoe is provided wherein loosening of bolts is prevented by use of a rigid core bar and the thickness of an elastic body subjected to a load can be increased irrespective of grousers. To this end, the core bar is integrally formed by casting, forging or precutting, a ground engaging side of the core bar is covered with the elastic body, and a portion of the core bar defined by projection of a ground engaging face of the elastic body is divided into two parts.
Owner:KOMATSU LTD

Labyrinth-seal arrangement for a landfill-compaction vehicle

A labyrinth-guard arrangement for a joint between a compactor wheel and a machine that protects against intrusion of wire wrap into a central cavity of the wheel is disclosed. The labyrinth-guard is formed by a cooperation between a first flange connected to an inner cylindrical portion of the wheel, and a second flange connected to a guard plate. The first and second flanges, along with other surrounding components, cooperate to form the labyrinth-guard.
Owner:CATERPILLAR INC

Variable-Diameter Wheel

Disclosed is a variable-diameter wheel including a wheel having a folding pattern in which a unit cell is repeated and configured to be expanded or contracted so that a wheel diameter is varied; a spoke fixedly coupled to both longitudinal ends of the wheel and configured to be expanded or contracted according to a change in a distance between both sides, such that the wheel diameter is varied; and a variable induction shaft rotatably coupled with one of the both spokes to move the spoke in at least one lengthwise direction and configured to vary a distance between one spoke and the other spoke.
Owner:SEOUL NAT UNIV R&DB FOUND

Robot chassis with switchable walking wheels

The invention discloses a robot chassis with switchable walking wheels. The robot chassis comprises a chassis body, and the walking wheels are arranged on the chassis body in an inserted mode. Each walking wheel comprises a hub part; six spokes are evenly formed on each hub part; anti-slide grooves are evenly formed in the outer walls of wheel rims; splicing blocks are inserted in the anti-slide grooves; and a connecting rod is formed on each splicing block. The splicing blocks on each wheel rim are divided into six sets corresponding to the spokes, each set of splicing blocks form a fan-shaped structure, the splicing blocks between every two adjacent sets of splicing blocks are overlapped with the connecting rods, three of the overlapped connecting rods extend into the spokes and are fixed to piston rods of shifting air cylinders, and the connecting rod of the splicing block in the middle of each set of splicing blocks is arranged in the wheel rim; a fulcrum shaft is fixed to the hub part in an inserted mode, one end of the fulcrum shaft is hinged to a support, a driving motor is fixed on the support, and a rotary shaft of the driving motor is fixedly connected with the fulcrum shaft. The robot chassis can achieve switching of the contact faces between the walking wheels and the ground so as to adapt to special situations of the road surface.
Owner:XUZHOU XINFA MACHINERY

Seal guard for compactor

A guard for the axle seal of a wheeled tractor being an annular steel structure that bridges the plane of the seal between a spindle and final drive including a pair of axially spaced flanges having circular outer peripheries, at least one of the outer peripheries of the flanges being sized to produce a narrow gap seal with a circular interior surface of a wheel rim, a hub extending axially between the flanges and spaced radially inward of said flange outer peripheries, the flanges, hub and interior wheel surface defining an annular space adapted to trap debris.
Owner:FREEMAN ERNIE

Tire track

A unitary flexible track for converting a wheeled vehicle into a tracked vehicle, the track being provided for mounting in longitudinal direction around at least two successive vehicle tire-wheel assemblies in movement direction of the vehicle, the track having an inner circumferential track surface provided to form a running surface for the wheels and an outer circumferential surface provided to form a running surface for the track with respect to the medium over which the track is to be displaced, each tire-wheel assembly having a circumferential running surface provided to contact the inner circumferential track surface of the track, each tire-wheel assembly comprising a loaded wheel part and a non-loaded wheel part. The track comprises a plurality of spaced apart guiding wings disposed along opposite longitudinal sides of the track and protruding inwardly from the inner surface of the track so as to form on the track an inner circumferential channel for receiving the tire-wheel assemblies, the guiding wings engaging opposite lateral sides of the loaded part of the tire-wheel assembly and to exert a clamping force thereto in cross direction of the track and the tire-wheel assembly to transfer a driving force between the tire-wheel assembly and the track, opposite guiding wings being positioned at a distance from each other which is smaller than the width of the tire-wheel assembly when loaded and which is larger than the width of the tire-wheel assembly when not loaded.
Owner:MICHELIN & CO CIE GEN DES ESTAB MICHELIN

Wheeled auxiliary obstacle crossing device

The invention discloses a wheeled auxiliary obstacle crossing device which is composed of a housing, a blade wheel, a driving motor, support springs, a support rod assembly and a sleeve; the blade wheel is located in the center of the cylindrical shell and is coaxially connected with the driving motor through a power shaft. The blade of the blade wheel, the support springs, the support rod assembly and the sleeve are arranged in a set, and the sleeve is fixed on the inner side of the housing. In the support rod assembly, one end of the support rod is fixedly connected with an arc plate on theouter side of the housing through the sleeve, the other end of the support rod vertically passes through the support plate and is pressed on the blade wheel through a roller at the end, and the support springs are arranged in pairs between the support plate and the housing; As the blade wheel rotate, the support rod moves along the arc surface of the blade through the roll wheel at the end. The invention enables the wheeled vehicle to run on the flat road in a simple and convenient manner, and can smoothly surmount obstacles under complex ground conditions, so that the wheeled vehicle has goodroad surface adaptability and passing capacity.
Owner:JILIN UNIV
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