CATERPILLAR CHAIN OF CARRIER OF TRANSPORT VEHICLE Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC B62D55/20 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to transport industry and namely to caterpillar drives of transport vehicles. Caterpillar chain of transport vehicle carrier includes tracks attached to each other by means of pins and clamps with cogwheel teeth. Tracks represent a support plate with lugs for pins and with grip hooks provided on its front side, oriented in transverse direction and equally spaced as to length. Guide combs provided on rear side of support plate are oriented in longitudinal direction and equally spaced as to width so that the link rail is formed for single-row track rollers of the carrier. Support plate is made in the form of prefabricated frame filled with non-metal plate, mainly plastic one. Frame is formed with two symmetric and replaceable side walls with holes for pins, the aforesaid grip hooks, guide combs and edge-forming slot with possibility of fixing non-metal plate in the direction of the normal to its surface. Stiffeners with holes for pins and with slots for cross connection are located on the frame diagonally and cross-wise.

EFFECT: increasing stability of the link during movement of track roller.

6 cl, 8 dwg