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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2021
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Rick Atherton, Fayetteville, NC (US);
John Bennett Goodloe, Fayetteville, NC (US);
Martin Petzoldt, Whispering Pines, NC (US);
Jason Gardner, Maxton, NC (US);
James Sugg, Maxton, NC (US);
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A track pad assembly for a continuous track vehicle includes a track plate and a polymer pad. The track plate includes a plate body having a tread surface, and one or more mesh arrays attached to the tread surface of the plate body. The polymer pad is attached to the mesh array(s) and to interstitial areas of the tread surface defined by cells of the mesh array(s), e.g., by press bonding in conjunction with an adhesive. The polymer pad may be made of an elastomer such as hardened rubber.