Patent ID: 11866107
Assignee: SOUCY INTERNATIONAL INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. A wheel for a track system, the track system being configured to support a nominal load and having an endless track having a resiliency deformable, elastomeric carcass having a ground facing side and a wheel-facing side opposite the ground-facing side, the wheel being configured for rolling on a wheel path defined on the wheel-facing side of the endless track, the wheel comprising:
a hub portion defining a rotation axis of the wheel; and
a resilient annular rim portion connected to the hub portion, the resilient annular rim portion having an engagement surface extending around the rotation axis and including
a first wheel side portion being distanced from the rotation axis by a first distance,
a second wheel side portion opposite the first wheel side portion, the second wheel side portion being distanced from the rotation axis by a second distance, and
an intermediate wheel portion located between the first and second wheel side portions, the intermediate wheel portion being distanced from the rotation axis by a third distance;

in response to the wheel rolling on the wheel path and the track system supporting a first load being smaller than the nominal load, at least one of the annular rim portion and the endless track is resiliently deformed and the third distance is greater than at least one of the first and second distances, and
in response to the wheel rolling on the wheel path and the track system supporting a second load being equal or greater than the nominal load, the annular rim portion and the endless track are resiliently deformed further and the third distance is substantially equal to or smaller than at least one of the first and second distances.