Cross-links for a track of a tracked vehicle

摘要

A cross-link for a track that comprises belts spaced apart to accommodate a plurality of wheels of a tracked vehicle on which the track is mounted, the belts having a ground-facing side. In one embodiment, the cross-link comprises an elongate member for mounting to the belts to interconnect the belts, the elongate member having a belt-engaging face contacting the belts on the ground-facing side when the elongate member is mounted to the belts. The elongate member defines a channel including a bottom portion and a pair of sidewalls opposite one another on either side of the bottom portion. The cross-link also comprises a sole mountable in the channel for engaging a ground surface on which the tracked vehicle travels, the sole comprising a pair of sidewall-engaging surfaces for engaging the sidewalls when the sole is mounted in the channel.

主权项

1. A cross-link for a track of a tracked vehicle, the track comprising belts spaced apart to accommodate a plurality of wheels of the tracked vehicle, the belts having a ground-facing side for facing a ground surface on which the tracked vehicle travels, the cross-link comprising:
an elongate member for mounting to the belts to interconnect the belts, the elongate member having a belt-engaging face contacting the belts on the ground-facing side when the elongate member is mounted to the belts, the elongate member defining a channel, the channel comprising a bottom portion, a pair of sidewalls extending from the bottom portion, and a top which is open between the sidewalls, the top of the channel being located below the bottom portion of the channel when the cross-link engages the ground surface; and a wheel guide comprising a pair of guide projections spaced apart from one another, the wheel guide being connected to the elongate member such that, when the elongate member is mounted to the belts, a connection of the wheel guide and the elongate member is located between the belts, the guide projections projecting away from the belt-engaging face and opposite the ground-facing side, the wheel guide being capable of engaging the wheels of the tracked vehicle as the tracked vehicle travels over the track such that, when the wheel guide engages a given one of the wheels, the given one of the wheels is received between the guide projections.