JP5758421B2 - Rubber crawler - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a rubber crawler.

  Some rubber crawlers that can run at high speed have a wheel passing portion on the inner peripheral surface through which the wheel passes (for example, Patent Document 1). The roller passing portion has a thick rubber thickness because it receives a load from the wheel.

JP 2008-201254 A

By the way, when continuously running at a high speed with the rubber crawler as described above, it is possible to cope with the inside of the rubber crawler, especially the roller passing part where the rubber is thick, by repeated bending deformation when it is wound around the sprocket or idler. There is a tendency for heat generation to increase in the part.
In addition, when traveling, the inner peripheral surface of the rubber crawler is less likely to generate an airflow than the outer peripheral surface (it is difficult to touch the outside air), so the cooling effect by air is low, and the temperature tends to rise excessively (overheat). .

  This invention makes it a subject to suppress the excessive temperature rise of the rubber crawler inner peripheral surface at the time of driving | running | working.

The rubber crawler according to claim 1 of the present invention is an endless belt-like rubber elastic body in which a wheel passing portion through which a wheel passes is formed on the inner peripheral surface, and the wheel passing portion on the inner peripheral surface. A plurality of recesses formed on the outer side in the crawler width direction and inside the crawler width direction end portion of the rubber elastic body at intervals in the crawler circumferential direction. And a ridge that protrudes toward the peripheral side and extends from the end in the crawler width direction of the rubber elastic body toward the wheel passing portion.
In the rubber crawler, since the ridge portion is disposed on the inner peripheral surface of the rubber belt, it is guided (guided) from the end of the rubber elastic body to the wheel passing portion along the ridge portion during traveling. Since air flows in the direction, for example, the inner peripheral surface can be cooled as compared with a rubber crawler that does not have the ridges. Thereby, the excessive temperature rise of the rubber crawler inner peripheral surface (inner peripheral surface of the rubber belt) during traveling can be suppressed.
A rubber crawler according to a second aspect of the present invention is the rubber crawler according to the first aspect, wherein the hollow portion extends in the crawler circumferential direction.
A rubber crawler according to a third aspect of the present invention is the rubber crawler according to the first or second aspect, wherein an end portion of the protruding portion in the crawler width direction is separated from a wall surface of the hollow portion.

The rubber crawler according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the rubber crawler according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the protrusion is viewed from the crawler inner peripheral side with respect to the crawler circumferential direction. It extends diagonally.
In the rubber crawler, as seen from the crawler inner peripheral side, the ridge portion extends obliquely with respect to the crawler circumferential direction, so, for example, compared to a rubber crawler in which the ridge portion extends along the crawler width direction, Air can flow smoothly. Moreover, since the full length of a protrusion part can be lengthened, the distance through which air flows becomes long and the internal peripheral surface of a rubber belt can be cooled more.

A rubber crawler according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the rubber crawler according to the fourth aspect , wherein the protrusion is viewed from the inner peripheral side of the crawler from the end side of the rubber elastic body. It curves so that the angle with respect to the crawler circumferential direction becomes gradually larger toward the passage portion.
In the rubber crawler, as seen from the crawler inner peripheral side, the protrusion is curved so that the angle with respect to the crawler circumferential direction gradually increases from the end side of the rubber elastic body toward the wheel passing portion. Air can flow more smoothly. Moreover, since the full length of a protrusion part can be lengthened further, the distance through which air flows becomes still longer, and the internal peripheral surface of a rubber belt can be cooled effectively.

Rubber crawler as claimed in claim 6 of the present invention, in the rubber crawler according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the protrusions are crawler width direction both sides of the center line of the rubber elastic body Are arranged symmetrically with respect to the center line.
In the rubber crawler, the protrusions are arranged so as to be point-symmetric with respect to the center line of the rubber elastic body, so that the inner periphery of the rubber belt by the protrusions is independent of the rotation direction of the rubber crawler. A surface cooling effect can be obtained.

  As described above, the rubber crawler of the present invention can suppress an excessive temperature rise of the inner peripheral surface during traveling.

It is the side view which looked at the rubber crawler of a 1st embodiment from the crawler width direction. It is a top view which shows the internal peripheral surface of the rubber crawler of 1st Embodiment. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3X-3X in FIG. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4X-4X in FIG. 2. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of an arrow 5X part of FIG. It is sectional drawing of the modification of the fin of 1st Embodiment. It is a top view which shows the internal peripheral surface of the rubber crawler of 2nd Embodiment. It is a top view which shows the internal peripheral surface of the rubber crawler of 3rd Embodiment.

(First embodiment)
The rubber crawler according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described below.
As shown in FIG. 1, the rubber crawler 10 according to the first embodiment is endless, and is used by being wound around a sprocket 100 and a pair of idlers 102 of a crawler wheel (not shown). A plurality of roller wheels 104 (FIGS. 1 and 3) disposed between the sprocket 100 and the idler 102 of the crawler wheel are disposed on the inner peripheral surface (an inner peripheral surface 12A described later) of the wound rubber crawler 10. Roll).

In the present embodiment, the circumferential direction of the endless rubber crawler 10 (direction of arrow S in FIG. 2) is described as “crawler circumferential direction”, and the width direction of rubber crawler 10 (in the direction of arrow W in FIG. 2) is expressed as “crawler width”. "Direction". The crawler circumferential direction and the crawler width direction are orthogonal to each other when the rubber crawler 10 is viewed from the inner circumferential side or the outer circumferential side (see FIG. 2).
Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the inner peripheral side (the arrow IN direction side in FIG. 3) of the rubber crawler 10 that is looped around the sprocket 100, the idler 102, and the roller wheel 104 is “ The crawler inner peripheral side is referred to as “crawler inner peripheral side”, and the outer peripheral side of the rubber crawler 10 (arrow OUT direction side in FIG. 3) is referred to as “crawler outer peripheral side”. In addition, the crawler outer peripheral side may be referred to as a grounding side, and the crawler inner peripheral side may be referred to as an anti-grounding side.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the rubber crawler 10 has a rubber belt 12 in which a rubber material is formed in an endless belt shape. The rubber belt 12 of this embodiment is an example of the rubber elastic body of the present invention. In addition, the circumferential direction, the width direction, the inner circumferential side, and the outer circumferential side of the rubber belt 12 of the present embodiment coincide with the crawler circumferential direction, the crawler width direction, the crawler inner circumferential side, and the crawler outer circumferential side, respectively.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a plurality of core bars 20 are embedded in the rubber belt 12 at intervals in the circumferential direction of the crawler (a constant interval in this embodiment). The cored bar 20 is positioned on a straight line (hereinafter referred to as a centerline CL) in which a later-described centered bar central part 22 passes through the center of the rubber belt 12 in the crawler width direction. In this embodiment, the side close to the center line CL along the crawler width direction is the crawler width direction inside, and the far side is the crawler width direction outside.

  Further, the core metal 20 extends to the outside of the crawler width direction from the core metal central portion 22 to which the driving force is transmitted from the tooth portion 100A of the sprocket 100 and both ends of the core metal central portion 22 in the crawler width direction. A pair of cored bar wings 24 and a cored bar projection 26 projecting from the root of the cored bar wings 24 toward the inner periphery of the crawler are configured.

  The core metal protrusion 26 protrudes from the inner peripheral surface 12 </ b> A of the rubber belt 12 at the protruding tip end side. The protruding portion of the cored bar protrusion 26 is rubber-coated with the same rubber material as the rubber belt 12. In addition, this invention is not limited to the said structure, The structure which the protrusion part of the metal core protrusion 26 exposes without rubber | gum coating may be sufficient as it may be exposed without rubber | gum covering. In the rubber crawler 10, the sprocket 100 and the idler 102 roll between the pair of core metal protrusions 26 of the rubber belt 12, in other words, on the core metal central portion 22.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, on the inner peripheral surface 12 </ b> A of the rubber belt 12, the wheel passing portion 16 through which the wheel 104 passes while rolling on both outer sides in the crawler width direction across the pair of core metal projections 26. Are formed respectively. The wheel passing portion 16 is flat and extends continuously along the crawler circumferential direction. Further, the wheel passing portion 16 is located closest to the crawler inner peripheral side in the inner peripheral surface 12A. In other words, the wheel passing portion 16 in the rubber belt 12 is the thickest portion.

  On the inner peripheral surface 12A of the rubber belt 12, there is formed an engagement recess 28 into which the tooth portion 100A of the sprocket 100 is inserted and engaged between the core portions 22 adjacent to each other in the crawler circumferential direction. The present invention is not limited to this configuration, and a through-hole into which the tooth portion 100A is inserted and engaged instead of the engagement recess 28 may be formed on the inner periphery of the rubber belt 12.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a plurality of lugs 14 projecting toward the outer periphery of the crawler are disposed on the outer peripheral surface 12 </ b> C of the rubber belt 12 alternately on the left and right sides with a center line CL interposed therebetween in the crawler peripheral direction. Yes. Each lug 14 is formed of a rubber material, and is grounded to the ground when traveling. In addition, this invention is not limited to the said structure, You may use a conventionally well-known thing about the arrangement position and shape of a lug.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a reinforcing cord layer 30 formed of reinforcing cords extending in the crawler circumferential direction is embedded in the rubber belt 12 on the crawler outer circumferential side of the pair of core metal blade portions 24.

As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of fins 32 are provided on the inner circumferential surface 12 </ b> A of the rubber belt 12 at intervals in the crawler circumferential direction on the outer side in the crawler width direction than the wheel passing portion 16 (in the present embodiment, a constant interval). Is arranged. In addition, the fin 32 of this embodiment is an example of the protrusion part of this invention. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the fin 32 protrudes toward the crawler inner peripheral side of the rubber belt 12, and extends from the end 12B side of the rubber belt 12 toward the wheel passing portion 16 (see FIG. 2). ). As shown in FIG. 2, the fins 32 extend obliquely with respect to the crawler circumferential direction when viewed from the crawler inner circumferential side. Specifically, the fin 32 has an angle θ (see FIG. 5) with respect to the crawler circumferential direction that gradually increases from the end 12B side of the rubber belt 12 toward the wheel passing portion 16 when viewed from the inner peripheral side of the crawler. It is curved.
The present invention is not limited to the above-described configuration. For example, the fins 32 are oblique to the crawler circumferential direction from the end 12B side of the rubber belt 12 toward the wheel passing portion 16 when viewed from the crawler inner circumferential side. Alternatively, the rubber belt 12 may extend while being bent in multiple stages so that the angle θ with respect to the crawler circumferential direction gradually increases from the end 12B side of the rubber belt 12 toward the wheel passing portion 16.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the fins 32 are disposed in a hollow portion 18 formed between the wheel passing portion 16 and the end portion 12B of the inner peripheral surface 12A. Specifically, the fin 32 protrudes from the bottom surface of the recess 18 toward the crawler inner peripheral side. In addition, the hollow part 18 of this embodiment is located in the crawler inner peripheral side (FIG. 3 upper side) of the metal core blade part 24 of the metal core 20.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the fins 32 are respectively arranged so as to be point-symmetric with respect to the center line CL on both sides in the crawler width direction across the center line CL of the rubber belt 12.

  The arrangement interval P2 of the fins 32 is preferably set to 50 to 200% with respect to the arrangement interval P1 of the cored bar 20 (the distance between the centers of adjacent cored bars 20). In the present embodiment, the arrangement interval P1 and the arrangement interval P2 are set to the same value.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the fin 32 has a top portion 32 </ b> A that is substantially parallel to the wheel passing portion 16. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 4, it is preferable to set the height H from the bottom face of the recessed part 18 of the fin 32 to 5-20 mm, and the distance L between the both ends 32B of the fin 32 is set to 40-150 mm. It is preferable.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the fins 32 are set to have substantially the same thickness T from one end 32B to the other end 32B. The thickness T of the fin 32 is preferably set to 1 to 4 mm.

  The angle θ of the fin 32 is preferably set to 15 to 40 degrees. As shown in FIG. 5, the angle θ of the fin 32 is between the center line XL1 passing through the center of the fin 32 in the thickness direction and the straight line XL2 extending along the crawler circumferential direction and intersecting the center line XL1. The angle (in this embodiment, the angle between the tangent of the center line XL1 and the straight line XL2) is indicated.

  The camber α of the fin 32 is preferably set to 0 to 30%. The camber α of the fin 32 is a ratio of the width B of the fin 32 to the distance L of the fin 32 (see FIG. 5). The width B of the fin 32 is the maximum length in the direction orthogonal to the measurement direction of the distance L, and in this embodiment, the measurement is performed at the center point of the distance L of the fin 32.

Next, the effect of the rubber crawler 10 of this embodiment is demonstrated.
In the rubber crawler 10, since the fin 32 is disposed on the inner peripheral surface 12A of the rubber belt 12, air flows (guided) along the fin 32 during traveling. Specifically, as shown in FIG. Thus, air (arrow AIR in FIG. 5) flows from the end 12B side of the rubber belt 12 toward the wheel passing portion 16 along the fins 32, and the inner peripheral surface 12A is cooled. Here, since the fin 32 generates an air flow toward the wheel passing portion 16 having a large rubber thickness and a large amount of heat generation in the rubber belt 12, the inner peripheral surface 12A can be effectively cooled.
Thereby, the excessive temperature rise of 12 A of internal peripheral surfaces of the rubber crawler 10 at the time of driving | running | working can be suppressed.

  Further, in the rubber crawler 10, the fins 32 extend obliquely with respect to the crawler circumferential direction when viewed from the crawler inner circumferential side, so that air can flow smoothly along the fins 32. Moreover, since the full length of the fin 32 can be lengthened, the distance through which air flows becomes long, and the inner peripheral surface 12A of the rubber belt 12 can be further cooled.

  Furthermore, in the rubber crawler 10, when viewed from the crawler inner peripheral side, the fins 32 are curved so that the angle θ with respect to the crawler circumferential direction gradually increases from the end 12B side of the rubber belt 12 toward the wheel passing portion 16. Therefore, the air can flow more smoothly along the fins 32. Moreover, since the full length of the fin 32 can be further increased, the distance through which air flows is further increased, and the inner peripheral surface 12A of the rubber belt 12 can be effectively cooled.

  In the rubber crawler 10, the fins 32 are arranged so as to be point-symmetric with respect to the center line CL of the rubber belt 12, so that regardless of the rotation (circulation) direction of the rubber crawler 10, The cooling effect of the inner peripheral surface 12A can be obtained.

  In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the top portion 32 </ b> A of the fin 32 is substantially parallel to the wheel passing portion 16. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and for example, the top portion 32 </ b> A of the fin 32. May be gradually lowered with respect to the wheel passing portion 16 toward the end 12B of the rubber belt 12.

  Moreover, in 1st Embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, although both ends 32B of the fin 32 are separated from the wall surface (wall surface of a crawler width direction) of the hollow part 18, this invention is not limited to this structure, For example, both end portions 32B of the fin 32 may be connected to the wall surface of the recessed portion 18, both end portions 32B of the fin 32 are connected to the wall surface of the recessed portion 18, and the top portion 32A of the fin 32 and the wheel passing portion 16 are connected. It is good also as a continuous structure.

  Furthermore, in 1st Embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, although the thickness T of the fin 32 is set to the substantially same thickness from the one end part 32B to the other end part 32B, this invention is limited to this structure. For example, the thickness T of the fin 32 changes from one end 32B to the other end 32B, or the thickness T of the fin 32 is thicker at the other end 32B than at the one end 32B. It may be.

  Furthermore, in 1st Embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, although the thickness T of the fin 32 is made into the substantially same thickness (namely, the space | interval of the both wall surfaces 32C of the fin 32 is the same) from the root to the top part 32A, The present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, as in the fin 42 shown in FIG. 6, the thickness T of the fin 42 may be reduced from the root toward the top 42A. The fin 42 is curved and inclined such that one wall surface 42C increases in thickness T toward the root side. For example, both wall surfaces 42C are curved so that the thickness T increases toward the root side. It may be inclined.

  In the first embodiment, the fins 32 are arranged so as to be point-symmetric with respect to the center line CL on both sides in the crawler width direction across the center line CL of the rubber belt 12, but the present invention is limited to this configuration. Instead, as in the rubber crawler 50 of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 7, all the fins 32 may be inclined in the same direction. In this case, the same effect as that of the rubber crawler 10 of the first embodiment can be obtained. Can be obtained. Moreover, you may each arrange | position the fin 32 so that it may become left-right symmetric with respect to the centerline CL like the rubber crawler 60 of 3rd Embodiment shown in FIG. In this case, the rubber crawler 60 is attached to the crawler wheel so that the upper direction in FIG. 8 is the rotational direction when the vehicle is moving forward, so that both ends 12B of the rubber belt 12 along the left and right fins 32 respectively. Since air can be flowed, the cooling effect of the inner peripheral surface 12A can be enhanced.

  In the rubber crawler 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the cored bar 20 is embedded in the rubber belt 12, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and in the rubber crawler according to another embodiment of the present invention, the rubber belt. Instead of burying the cored bar 20 in the rubber belt 12, a rubber protrusion protruding toward the inner peripheral side of the crawler may be formed at the center of the rubber belt 12 in the crawler width direction. In addition, the rubber crawler of said other embodiment is what is called a core metal-less rubber crawler. As this coreless rubber crawler, for example, it is wound around a crawler wheel having a pair of left and right disc-shaped drive wheels and an idler wheel, and is driven from the crawler wheel by the frictional force between the inner peripheral surface of the rubber crawler and the rotating drive wheel. There are things that transmit power.

  The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the embodiments. However, these embodiments are merely examples, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. It goes without saying that the scope of rights of the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

  10, 50, 60 ··· Rubber crawler (rubber crawler), 12 · · Rubber belt (rubber elastic body), 12A · · Inner peripheral surface, 12B · · End (end of rubber elastic body in the crawler width direction), 16 .. Rolling wheel passage part, 20 .. Core metal, 32, 42 .. Fin (projection part), 104 .. Rolling wheel, CL .. Center line, [theta] ... Angle, S ... Crawler circumferential direction, W・ ・ Crawler width direction, IN ・ ・ Crawler inner circumference side, OUT ・ ・ ・ Crawler outer circumference side.

Claims (6)

A rubber elastic body having an endless belt-like shape and formed with a wheel passing portion through which the wheel passes on the inner peripheral surface;
In the rolling wheel passing crawler width direction outside than the portion of the inner peripheral surface, the the recess formed in the inner side than the end portion of the crawler width direction of the rubber elastic body, a plurality distribution at intervals in the crawler circumferential direction A protrusion that protrudes toward the crawler inner peripheral side of the rubber elastic body and extends from the end side in the crawler width direction of the rubber elastic body toward the wheel passing portion;
Rubber crawler with. The rubber crawler according to claim 1, wherein the hollow portion extends in a crawler circumferential direction.   3. The rubber crawler according to claim 1, wherein an end portion of the protruding portion in the crawler width direction is separated from a wall surface of the hollow portion.   The said crest part is a rubber crawler of any one of Claims 1-3 extended diagonally with respect to the crawler circumferential direction seeing from the crawler inner peripheral side.   The ridge portion is curved so that an angle with respect to a crawler circumferential direction gradually increases from the end portion side of the rubber elastic body toward the wheel passing portion as viewed from the inner peripheral side of the crawler. 4. The rubber crawler according to 4.   The said protrusion part is each arrange | positioned so that it may become point-symmetric with respect to the said center line on both sides of a crawler width direction on both sides of the center line of the said rubber elastic body. Rubber crawler as described in.

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