Removable Track System with Anti-Diving Flaps for Tire Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing track assemblies for wheeled vehicles require the removal of wheels for installation, which is costly and inconvenient, especially in adverse driving conditions.
Innovation Solution
A track system for all-wheel drive vehicles with removable track assemblies that can be mounted directly to the tires without wheel removal, featuring a frame structure with drive gears, track rollers, and a tension attachment for secure engagement, allowing for easy installation and dismounting using a ramp mechanism.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If track assemblies are mounted directly to tires without wheel removal, then installation ease and time are improved, but structural stability and engagement reliability may worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The track assembly is divided into separable components including the track itself, drive gears, track rollers, and a frame structure. This segmentation allows the track to be installed as a complete unit on the tire without removing the wheel, while each component maintains its structural integrity and functional reliability through precise design of engagement interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame structure acts as an intermediary component that mounts to the tire and provides mounting points for the track, drive gears, and track rollers. This intermediary structure ensures reliable engagement by distributing loads across multiple contact points on the tire while maintaining the track assembly's structural stability during operation.
2Manufacturing precision
If wheels are removed for track assembly installation, then track engagement precision is improved, but installation complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The track assembly is pre-configured as a complete unit with all components (track, drive gears, rollers, frame) assembled and positioned before installation. The track is pre-engaged with the drive gears and supported by track rollers in the correct configuration, allowing direct mounting to the tire without requiring wheel removal or complex on-site assembly procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame structure is designed as a universal mounting platform that can be attached to various tire sizes and vehicle types. It provides standardized mounting interfaces for the track, drive gears, and track rollers, enabling the same track assembly design to be installed on different vehicles without custom fabrication or complex installation procedures.
3Reliability
If specialized facilities are used for track assembly installation, then installation reliability is improved, but installation cost and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The track assembly is designed to be self-installing on the tire without requiring specialized facilities or equipment. The frame structure attaches directly to the tire, and the track components self-align and engage through their designed interfaces, allowing installation to be performed by standard personnel in ordinary settings while maintaining installation reliability through robust mechanical engagement features.
Data Source
AI summary
The track system has four track assemblies each mounted to a corresponding driving axle of a vehicle to receive driving power therefrom, each track assembly having: a plurality of transversally-oriented track roller shafts mounted to a frame structure, parallel to one another and interspaced from one another from including two end roller shafts each at a corresponding opposite longitudinal end; an endless track belt having an outer surface and an inner surface, the endless track belt being longitudinally oriented and wrapping the track roller shafts; an anti-diving flap having a flat body protruding upwardly and longitudinally from one longitudinal end of the endless track belt, the anti-diving flap having two structural arms, each structural arm extending around the endless track belt on a respective transversal side thereof and being secured to the frame structure.