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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2009
Kazuo Maeda, Takatsuki, JP;
Masatake Tamaru, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuo Maeda, Takatsuki, JP;
Masatake Tamaru, Tokyo, JP;
Komatsu Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The crawler-type travel device includes a plurality of shoe plates, a first link section, a rotational wheel, and a shaft. The rotational wheel includes a first roller and a second roller. The first roller makes contact with first end portions corresponding to axial outer ends of the first link members forming the first link section. The second roller is aligned with and disposed on the axial inner side of the first roller. The second roller is rotatable independently from the first roller. The second roller makes contact with second end portions corresponding to axial inner ends of the first link members.