Noiseless Elastomeric Tracks for Tracked Vehicles

摘要

An endless track for providing traction to a snowmobile is provided. The endless track comprises an elastomeric body comprising an inner side for facing a plurality of wheels of the snowmobile and a ground-engaging outer side for engaging the ground. The endless track also comprises a plurality of elastomeric fraction projections on the ground-engaging outer side. The endless track is free of transversal reinforcing rods extending transversally to a longitudinal direction of the endless track. When the snowmobile is operated at a given speed, less noise is generated than if the endless track had transversal reinforcing rods embedded in the elastomeric body where respective ones of the elastomeric traction projections are located but was otherwise identical.

主权项

1. An endless track for providing traction to a snowmobile, the endless track comprising:
an elastomeric body comprising an inner side for facing a plurality of wheels of the snowmobile and a ground-engaging outer side for engaging the ground, the plurality of wheels comprising a drive wheel to impart motion to the endless track, the elastomeric body having a thickness; and a plurality of elastomeric traction projections on the ground-engaging outer side, each elastomeric traction projection of the plurality of elastomeric traction projections having a height greater than the thickness of the elastomeric body;the endless track being free of transversal reinforcing rods extending transversally to a longitudinal direction of the endless track.