Elastomeric tire for a tracked vehicle

摘要

A road wheel for a tracked vehicle is provided with a circular mounting flange having a dished wall extending radially outwards and circumferentially therefrom, a peripheral rim having a first edge and a second edge with the rim connected to an outer edge of the dished wall at an intermediate region of the rim, and a first lip extending from the first edge. Another road wheel for a tracked vehicle is provided with a mounting flange, a peripheral rim, at least one inner dished wall, at least one outer dished wall offset from the inner dished wall along the flange, and at least two connector walls with each connector wall extending between the inner dished wall, outer dished wall, and the peripheral rim.

主权项

1. A tire assembly for a tracked vehicle comprising:
an inner tire layer forming a first tube sized to substantially cover and contact an outer surface of a rim of a wheel; an outer tire layer forming a second tube having a treadless outer surface adapted to contact a track of a vehicle; at least one carcass layer interposed between and in contact with the inner and outer tire layers, the at least one carcass layer comprising first and second outer fabric layers and a central fabric layer interposed therebetween, the carcass layer providing tensile and impact strength to prevent crack propagation from reaching the inner tire layer of the tire assembly thereby prolonging the useful life of the tire assembly and reducing the frequency of replacement of the tire assembly; a first elastomer layer separating the first fabric layer and the central fabric layer; and a second elastomer layer separating the second fabric layer and the central fabric layer; wherein the inner and outer tire layers encapsulate the carcass layer to protect it from an environment of use.