181 |
Steam road-roller. |
US1902095790 |
1902-02-26 |
US702851A |
1902-06-17 |
WRIGHT THOMAS |
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182 |
Steam road-roller |
US689187D |
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US689187A |
1901-12-17 |
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183 |
Steam road-roller. |
US1900038714 |
1900-12-04 |
US689186A |
1901-12-17 |
HEISLER CHARLES L |
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184 |
Steering mechanism |
US571964D |
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US571964A |
1896-11-24 |
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185 |
Road-roller |
US456567D |
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US456567A |
1891-07-28 |
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186 |
Steam road-roller |
US352574D |
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US352574A |
1886-11-16 |
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187 |
Locomotive tb action-vehicle |
US26466D |
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US26466A |
1859-12-20 |
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188 |
Hinged vehicle chassis |
US15851038 |
2017-12-21 |
US10118655B2 |
2018-11-06 |
Ali Outa; Pablo Carrasco Zanini; Fadl Abdellatif; Brian Parrott |
A robotic vehicle chassis is provided. The robotic vehicle chassis includes a first chassis section, a second chassis section, and a hinge joint connecting the first and second chassis sections such that the first and second chassis sections are capable of rotation with respect to each other in at least a first direction. The vehicle includes a drive wheel mounted to one of the first and second chassis sections and an omni-wheel mounted to the other of the first and second chassis sections. The omni-wheel is mounted at an angle orthogonal with respect to the drive wheel. The hinge joint rotates in response to the curvature of a surface the vehicle is traversing. |
189 |
Omnidirectional pinion wheel |
US15438149 |
2017-02-21 |
US10071596B2 |
2018-09-11 |
Jayson Michael Jochim; Martin Peter Aalund; David Bruce McCalib, Jr.; Jon Stuart Battles |
Concepts of an omnidirectional pinion wheel are described. In one embodiment, the wheel includes first and second rims each including inner and outer rim surfaces, and an annular ring of rollers affixed on the outer surface of one of the first and second annular rim. Using an axis of freedom of the rollers, the wheel can move sideways in addition to forward and backward. Further, when used with a vertical rack gear, the wheel can provide vertical displacement by engagement between teeth of the gear and the pinion ring. Additionally, various racks and tracks with teeth for pinion ring engagement are described along with an example vehicle capable of vertical displacement using the wheels. |
190 |
Hinged Vehicle Chassis |
US15851038 |
2017-12-21 |
US20180178861A1 |
2018-06-28 |
Ali Outa; Pablo Carrasco Zanini; Fadl Abdellatif; Brian Parrott |
A robotic vehicle chassis is provided. The robotic vehicle chassis includes a first chassis section, a second chassis section, and a hinge joint connecting the first and second chassis sections such that the first and second chassis sections are capable of rotation with respect to each other in at least a first direction. The vehicle includes a drive wheel mounted to one of the first and second chassis sections and an omni-wheel mounted to the other of the first and second chassis sections. The omni-wheel is mounted at an angle orthogonal with respect to the drive wheel. The hinge joint rotates in response to the curvature of a surface the vehicle is traversing. |
191 |
WHEEL ASSEMBLY, METHODS, AND APPLICATIONS |
US15799369 |
2017-10-31 |
US20180117962A1 |
2018-05-03 |
Steve Supron; Steven Whitehead; David Moroniti; Micah Green |
A quick release mechanism for a wheel includes a hub and a clip, which interact with a wheel or roller that may or may not be part of the invention per se. The hub is disposable on a drive shaft such that it will rotate with the drive shaft. An optional hub cap is disposable on the wheel and has an opening that is complimentary to the geometry of the hub to allow engagement thereof such that the hub the hub cap rotate together. The clip is disposable on the hub in a closed or an open position so that the hub cap cannot or can be removed from the hub. |
192 |
Caster wheel assembly |
US15306281 |
2015-04-17 |
US09914327B2 |
2018-03-13 |
Joy Mangano; Michael Morgan Starkey; Thomas James Philpott |
A caster wheel assembly includes a wheel mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis within a wheel carriage such that the wheel rotates about the horizontal axis with respect to the wheel carriage. The wheel carriage is positioned within a retention ring such that the wheel carriage can rotate about the vertical axis with respect to the retention ring. The wheel carriage also has an opening on the bottom surface such that the wheel can make contact with the ground. The horizontal axis about which the wheel rotates is offset from the vertical axis about which the wheel carriage rotates. An outer carriage may be included such that the outer carriage is positioned within the retention ring and the wheel carriage is positioned within the outer carriage. The outer carriage would be able to rotate about the vertical axis with respect to both the retention ring and the wheel carriage. |
193 |
OMNI WHEEL, MOTION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF |
US15537920 |
2016-09-09 |
US20180050563A1 |
2018-02-22 |
Ying Zhang; Yifei ZHANG; Kai ZHAO; Yu GU; Hongli DING; Shuai LIU |
An omni wheel, a motion device and a control method thereof are disclosed. The omni wheel includes a center wheel and a plurality of peripheral wheels distributed in a circle with respect to an axis of the center wheel; and a peripheral wheel brake component disposed on the centre wheel and configured to control a resistance of the peripheral wheels during a rotation of the peripheral wheels. The omni wheel solves the problem of low braking performance of the motion device by increasing the resistance of the peripheral wheels during rotation, and avoids any random rotation of the peripheral wheels. |
194 |
Magnetic omni-wheel and method for traversing surface therewith |
US15436368 |
2017-02-17 |
US09849722B2 |
2017-12-26 |
Brian Parrott; Pablo Carrasco Zanini; Ali Outa; Fadl Abdellatif; Hassane Trigui |
A multidirectional wheel for traversing a surface that includes a hub having a first axial direction of rotation. A plurality of rollers are disposed around an outer periphery of the hub. The rollers are mounted for rotation in a second axial direction that is at an angle to the first axial direction. The wheel includes at least one magnet that is mounted to the hub. The hub is made of a magnetically inducible material that concentrates the flux of the at least one magnet toward the surface being traversed. A method for traversing a magnetically inducible surface using the multidirectional wheel is further provided. |
195 |
WHEEL BEARING |
US15623941 |
2017-06-15 |
US20170361204A1 |
2017-12-21 |
Andrew Bartlett |
A wheel bearing having a cup, a cone and a washer. The cone is of a complementary shape to the cup and the washer abuts a surface of the cone. Each of the cup, the cone and the washer are made from a self-lubricating polymer. |
196 |
Omnidirectional wheel |
US14392090 |
2014-03-17 |
US09770943B2 |
2017-09-26 |
William Liddiard |
An omnidirectional wheel including a rim with at least one plate member and a means of attaching the wheel to a vehicle; a plurality of rollers comprising at least two toroidal rows of rollers disposed around the rim for mounting a tire; and a means of actuating the tire around its axis, defined, for example, by the never-ending torus axial member of the tire, whereby, when the wheel is engaging the ground, the tire rolling on the rim causes a side movement of the wheel, parallel to the wheel axis, in a plan orthogonal to the normal plan of rotation of the wheel when attached to the vehicle. A tire having a never-ending torus axial member, a helical bearing member, and a resilient toroidal shape is also provided. |
197 |
Frictional propulsion device and omni-directional vehicle |
US15098880 |
2016-04-14 |
US09731547B2 |
2017-08-15 |
Tsutomu Yoshino; Wataru Yada; Jun Inada |
In a frictional propulsion device comprising a main wheel including driven rollers rotatably supported by an annular core member about a tangential direction and a pair of drive disks each carrying a plurality of drive rollers rotatable about a rotational center line at an angle with respect to both a tangential line of the drive disk and the rotational center line of the drive disk such that the drive rollers at least partly engage the driven rollers, a diameter of a drive side contact circle is smaller than a diameter of a driven side contact circle, and the drive disks are vertically offset relative to the main wheel so that only those drive rollers adjoining the main wheel are in contact with the driven rollers. |
198 |
FRICTIONAL PROPULSION DEVICE AND VEHICLE USING SAME |
US15410880 |
2017-01-20 |
US20170210444A1 |
2017-07-27 |
Wataru YADA; Tsutomu YOSHINO; Jun INADA |
In a propulsion device including a main wheel having a plurality of driven rollers fitted on and arranged circumferentially along an annular core member so as to be rotatable around tangential lines of the annular core member at respective positions thereof on the annular core member, a pair of drive disks positioned on either side of the main wheel in an individually rotatable manner, a plurality of drive rollers supported along an outer periphery of each drive disk so as to be each rotatable around a rotational center line extending in a skewed relationship to a rotational center line of the corresponding drive disk, and a drive unit for individually rotatively driving the drive disks, a plurality of guide rollers are rotatably supported by a body frame and engage at least one driven roller not engaged by any of the drive rollers from either side. |
199 |
SKATEBOARDS AND WHEEL ASSEMBLIES FOR SKATEBOARDS, ROLLER SKATES, OR SCOOTERS AND RELATED METHODS |
US14988299 |
2016-01-05 |
US20170189789A1 |
2017-07-06 |
Paul Brooks |
A wheel for a skateboard may include a bearing assembly, an annular rim coupled to and extending annularly around the bearing assembly, and a tapered tire portion coupled to and extending annularly around the annular rim. A dual wheel assembly may include a first wheel disposed on a longitudinal end portion of an axle, a spacer disposed on the longitudinal end portion of the axle adjacent to the first wheel and abutting against the first wheel, and a second wheel disposed on the longitudinal end portion of the axle adjacent to the spacer and abutting against the spacer. A method of making a dual wheel assembly may include disposing a first wheel on an axle, disposing a spacer on the axle adjacent to the first wheel, and disposing a second wheel on the axle adjacent to the spacer. |
200 |
Frictional propulsion device and omni-directional vehicle |
US15099139 |
2016-04-14 |
US09630447B2 |
2017-04-25 |
Tsutomu Yoshino; Wataru Yada; Makoto Hasegawa; Shinichiro Kobashi; Jun Inada |
In a frictional propulsion device comprising a main wheel including a plurality of driven rollers rotatably supported by an annular core member about a tangential direction and a pair of drive disk each carrying a plurality of drive rollers about a rotational center line at an angle with respect to both a tangential line of the drive disk and the rotational center line of the drive disk such that the drive rollers at least partly engage the driven rollers, a diameter of a drive side contact circle is smaller than a diameter of a driven side contact circle, and the drive disks are vertically offset relative to the main wheel so that only those drive rollers adjoining the main wheel are in contact with the driven rollers. Thereby, the power efficiency of the device can be improved while minimizing the manufacturing cost and the weight of the device. |