Variable Hardening Depth In Track Link For A Ground-Engaging Track

A track link for a ground-engaging track includes an elongate link body having a lower hardness material forming a lower mounting surface for mounting a track shoe, and a sacrificial higher hardness material forming an upper rail surface for contacting rotatable track engaging elements. The lower ha...

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Main Authors STEINER KEVIN LEE, DIEKEVERS MARK STEVEN, THORSON TIMOTHY ARTHUR, BREWER CAROLINE MARIE, KAUFMANN GREGORY J, AKINLUA TEMITOPE OLAYEMI
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 08.01.2015
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LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
MOTOR VEHICLES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRAILERS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A track link for a ground-engaging track includes an elongate link body having a lower hardness material forming a lower mounting surface for mounting a track shoe, and a sacrificial higher hardness material forming an upper rail surface for contacting rotatable track engaging elements. The lower hardness and higher hardness materials transition at a material interface within the elongate link body, and the material interface is longitudinally non-uniform, such that the sacrificial higher hardness material has a varying depth from the upper rail surface to retard scalloping.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201313933491