Patent ID: 6722746
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A resilient crawler comprising:a crawler body formed of a resilient material in the shape of an endless belt and having a multiplicity of lugs projecting from the outer peripheral surface at intervals longitudinally along the crawler body; a multiplicity of linear lateral reinforcing members disposed in the crawler body so as to extend laterally thereof and be arranged longitudinally therealong; wherein said lateral reinforcing members are arranged at close intervals with respect to each other in each portion of said crawler body where said lug is formed, and at larger intervals with respect to each other in each portion between said lugs; wherein a plurality of layers of the reinforcing members, each of which is formed by arranging a number of said reinforcing members longitudinally along said crawler body, are successively provided in the crawler body in the thicknesswise direction thereof; and wherein said reinforcing members in each reinforcing member layer are oriented to intersect with each other from layer to layer.