A deformable support wheel with a resilient chamber for a vehicular track-based system, is presented. The track-based support wheel comprises a central hub aperture portion configured to receive and operatively connect to a corresponding axle; a sidewall portion configured to concentrically surround an outer peripheral surface of the central hub aperture portion, the sidewall portion comprising a pair of radially-extending flanges that are laterally spaced apart from each other; and a deformable tire portion concentrically mounted on the sidewall portion. The inner surface of the flanges and an outer peripheral surface of the sidewall portion define a resilient chamber that provides a spacing between the outer peripheral surface of the sidewall portion and an inner peripheral surface of the tire portion. The support wheel structure minimizes lateral deformations caused by compression/shearing forces experienced during challenging environmental conditions by redirecting the deformations radially inward towards the resilient chamber.
DEFORMABLE SUPPORT WHEEL WITH RESILIENT CHAMBER AND TRACK SYSTEM HAVING SAME
05.06.2025
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |
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