Diehl Gmbh & Co.

Diehl Gmbh

Diehl Remscheid Gmbh & Co.

Diehl Remscheid Gmbh & Co. Kg

Klaus Spies

Gunter Erlenmaier

Otto Korner

Hagen Heinz Wiesner

Kurt Schlupp

Ekkehard Oertgen

Alexandra Welp

Hagen-Heinz Wiesner

Bernd Neubert

Fritz Benninghoff

Bernd-Dieter Neubert

Manfred Boms

A caterpillar band chain () has an attachment or hinge area () including connectors () which are situated on the outside. The connectors () clamp bolts () in a rotationally fixed manner. The bolts () are mounted in rubber mountings () in tubes ().

Caterpillar band chain for tracked vehicles

In the case of highly mobile vehicles overloading of the travelling pads (,) of crawler tracks frequently gives rise to incipient cracks in the base plate (,), which generally start from the bottom of the incision of the tongue. A long service life for the travelling pad (,) with base plate (,) is achieved by the base plate (,) being incision-free in the retaining region (,).

Crawler track link member

In the case of a connector endless track with travelling pad, the invention aims to guarantee a long service life for the travelling pads (1). The load-bearing surface of the travelling pad (1) on the carriageway is reduced by the engagement of a tooth (25) of a drive ring (26) into a tube body (5) of the connector endless track. In order to provide a compensation effect here the travelling pad (1) is extended in a direction towards the opening (3) and covers at least a portion (2) of the surface region of the opening (3) for the engagement of a drive ring (26).

Connector endless track with travelling pad

Elastic mounting for track pivot pins in endless hinged vehicular

A drive system for a caterpillar track (30) comprises a drive wheel (1) with rubber-mounted drive bodies (10) fixed thereto, the drive bodies (10) engaging the guide tooth root (65) of the chain link member (52). The flank (51) of the guide tooth (32) is of a particular geometrical configuration in order to provide a long operating life for the rubber mounting means (21) of the drive body (10) by virtue of a small angle of rotational movement of the rubber casing (21).

Drive system for a caterpillar track

A belt-type Caterpillar for track-laying vehicles and snowmobiles, incorporating individual replaceable belt segments, in which each belt segment incorporates a base member consisting of rubber including tensile-loaded inserts which encompass a traction or tie anchor transversely supported within the rubber in the region of the connecting locations for the belt segments. The connecting locations which are formed as hinge members vulcanized into the belt segments include tubular sections with inserted tubes or track pins, as well as arms arranged at a lateral spacing from each other, whereby the arms retain the tie anchor which is formed as a connecting pin or bolt. The inserts consist of at least two endless fabric bands or webs arranged at a spacing adjacent each other, the arms terminating proximate a nonelastic bending region of a rubber or track dog, or transversely stiff traverse, and in which the hinge members possess laterally arranged arms.

Belt-type caterpillar for track-laying vehicles and snowmobiles

A track roller or guide roller for track-laying vehicles, which is constituted of two disc members which leave open a guide gap for the teeth of the track, and two cylindrical regions which are equipped with rubber tires or treads.

Track roller or guide roller for track-laying vehicles

A track or caterpillar chain for track-laying vehicles, in which the track chain is constructed pursuant to the linkage principle, incorporating connecting pins supported in rubber bushings in the chain links, and separate connectors arranged outside on the connector pins which are clampable by a screw for the connection of the chain links. The track chain link, which to some extent is constructed as a tubular member has at least two openings provided therein for the receipt of toothed driving sprocket wheels or pinions, in which the openings are defined or bounded by two tube portions of the tubes extending somewhat transversely of the direction of travel of the track chain, and bounded by lateral or side strap-like connectors.

Track chain constructed pursuant to the linkage principle for

An arrangement for the connection of track links of endless crawler track vehicles with articulated tracks and coupling chains, in which novel link pins, pursuant to their utilization in the articulated tracks or coupling chains, are provided with slide bearings or rubber bushings and connectors. The pins consist of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic material with highly stressable carbon fibers arranged in a matrix consisting of epoxy resin, polyamide or the like.

Arrangement for the connection of the track links of endless crawler

An arrangement forming an assembling aid on crawler chains for track-laying or crawler track vehicles, whose chain link members are equipped with rubber-cushioned coupled pins, and which are interconnected through the intermediary of clamp-like connectors slideable over the ends of the coupling pins and adapted to be fixedly anchored by means of a screw. The coupling pins which are to be interconnected in the assembled condition are provided with securing elements which engage into a slot formed in the connector. Each individual coupling pin is equipped with separate adjusting or setting elements, which protrude cog-like beyond the cross-section of the coupling pin, wherein the adjusting elements evidence a lower height or diameter relative to the width of the slot in the clamped-in condition of the connector, and wherein guide surfaces are formed on the connector for the preadjustment and final adjustment of the adjusting elements.

Assembling aid on crawler track chains

A wire cable chain in which spaced links are connected by wire cables. Resilient cushion structures are provided extending between each pair of adjacent links. Each link has a transverse groove on the cushion structure side and each cushion structure has a metal flange at each of the fore and aft edges insertable in one end of said groove and slidable in the groove into fully inserted position. An abutment stops each cushion structure in inserted position in the chain and cams on the cushion structure cooperate with abutment shoulders on the chain links to lock each cushion structure in inserted position.

Wire cable chain with detachable traveling cushions

A divisible guiding and connector arrangement for track laying chains of track laying vehicles, in which tubular bodies surrounding sections of successive chain bolts between the pertaining chain links are vulcanized onto the aforementioned chain bolt sections. The tubular bodies are firmly interconnected by connecting means, e.g., by screw means or by clamping elements interconnected by screw means.

Divisible connector for track laying chains of track laying vehicles

A twin track laying chain, in which the chain bodies provided with guiding mandrels are interconnected by connectors adapted respectively to be received by the tooth spaces of toothed gear rings respectively associated with the two chains of the twin chain. The two chains are so offset relative to each other in the longitudinal direction of the two chains that the teeth of one of the toothed gear rings are in alignment with the tooth spaces of the other one of the toothed gear rings.

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Remscheid, Germany

Klaus Spies