序号 专利名 申请号 申请日 公开(公告)号 公开(公告)日 发明人
141 FRICTIONAL PROPULSION DEVICE AND OMNI-DIRECTIONAL VEHICLE US15098880 2016-04-14 US20160303899A1 2016-10-20 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.
142 WHEEL IN WHICH HETEROGENEOUS MATERIAL IS INSERTED US14908578 2014-06-18 US20160184691A1 2016-06-30 Jeong Sun SEO
A wheel includes a main wheel having a stepped core part and a tire formed of a urethane material as an outer surface thereof, and an auxiliary wheel having a ring shape and provided on a circumferentially-central portion of an outer surface of the main wheel, on which the tire is provided, in an insertion manner. The main wheel is formed of a plastic material, and the auxiliary wheel is formed of a metallic material that is different from the material of the main wheel.
143 Omni-directional wheel and omni-directional vehicle including the same US14531730 2014-11-03 US09365076B2 2016-06-14 Kazuo Bando; Junpei Naito
Provided is an omni-directional wheel including a substantially cylindrical hub provided so as to be rotatable around an axle; a plurality of rollers which have axes extending in a direction intersecting a radial direction of the hub and of each of which an outline has a curvature equal to a curvature of a circle centered at the axle; a support part which allows the rollers to be mounted so as to be rotatable around the respective axes, which supports the rollers such that the outlines are arranged on a single circumference; and rubber tubes which are held between and in contact between the outer circumferential surface of a cylindrical part of the hub and the inner circumferential surface of the support part in the radial direction.
144 Inverted pendulum type vehicle US14639321 2015-03-05 US09358901B2 2016-06-07 Shinya Shirokura; Kazumasa Ozaki
Provided is an inverted pendulum type vehicle capable of properly estimating whether or not a rider is thereon and controlling the travel of the vehicle by reflecting the result of the estimation. An inverted pendulum type vehicle 1, in which a traveling unit is driven by electric motors 31R, 31L, includes an occupied/unoccupied estimating unit (a first estimating unit) 62, which estimates whether or not a rider is on the vehicle 1 based on the observation values of the energizing currents of the electric motors 31R, 31L. A control unit 50 controls the operations of the electric motors 31R, 31L according to the estimation result of the estimating unit 62.
145 ROLLER STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME US14944366 2015-11-18 US20160152073A1 2016-06-02 TING-JUI WANG
A roller structure and method of using the same are introduced. The roller structure includes a first sleeve having a mounting portion for mounting a roller portion and a first connection portion for mounting a carried object, wherein the roller portion is disposed at the mounting portion; and a positioning element disposed at the first sleeve and the roller portion to cause the roller portion to rotate relative to the mounting portion. The roller structure can be conveniently and quickly amounted on the carried object, roller frame or circuit board such that roller structure gets standardized and modularized to serve an industrial purpose and provides rollers rotatable in all directions and suitable for use in SMT (Surface Mount Technology) processes and automated assembly operation.
146 ROLLER HAVING A DRIVEN WHEEL, LOAD TRUCK COMPRISING A ROLLER HAVING A DRIVEN WHEEL AND OPERATING DEVICE US14899363 2014-06-12 US20160144709A1 2016-05-26 Wolfgang BLOCK
A wheel of a roller includes a roller axis, the wheel being driven by an electric motor, wherein the electric motor is a hub motor which drives a hub body, which extends with circumferential. spacing and surrounds the wheel axle, relative to the fixed wheel axle, wherein furthermore the wheel has a running surface. The running surface is formed on a running surface carrier and the running surface carrier is supported flush on the hub body at the back of the running surface. Further, a manually movable load truck includes one or more rollers, of which at least one roller has a driven wheel. Further, an operating device, in particular for a manually movable load truck, is formed having a substantially annular cross-section having a central through opening.
147 Hinged vehicle chassis US14553862 2014-11-25 US09321306B2 2016-04-26 Ali Outa; Pablo Eduardo Carrasco Zanini Gonzalez; Fadl Abdel Latif; 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.
148 Omni-directional wheel assembly US13437871 2012-04-02 US09139040B2 2015-09-22 Jules Scogna; Adam Schuman
The kit includes a hub having a central axis and a perimeter. The perimeter comprises a plurality of flat spoke faces extending therearound. A spoke assembly is releasably couplable to each spoke face. Each spoke assembly is aligned with an adjacent spoke assembly to form a spoke. A method of assembling the wheel assembly is also provided.
149 MECHANUM WHEEL US14625835 2015-02-19 US20150158332A1 2015-06-11 Keith L. Schlee; Bruce A. Schlee
A Mecanum wheel having a circular plate with a plurality of peripheral flanges formed thereon, the flanges having tab portions bent at an angle of less than 90° from said plate; a roller being mounted to and cantilevering off of each of said tab portions such that the axis of rotation of each roller is at corresponding angle of less than 90° from said plate. In some cases, the angles are approximately the same, being approximately 45°. By cantilevering the rollers, more space is available for use by machines using this Mecanum wheel design.
150 OMNI-DIRECTIONAL WHEEL AND OMNI-DIRECTIONAL VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME US14531730 2014-11-03 US20150130260A1 2015-05-14 Kazuo Bando; Junpei Naito
Provided is an omni-directional wheel including a substantially cylindrical hub provided so as to be rotatable around an axle; a plurality of rollers which have axes extending in a direction intersecting a radial direction of the hub and of each of which an outline has a curvature equal to a curvature of a circle centered at the axle; a support part which allows the rollers to be mounted so as to be rotatable around the respective axes, which supports the rollers such that the outlines are arranged on a single circumference; and rubber tubes which are held between and in contact between the outer circumferential surface of a cylindrical part of the hub and the inner circumferential surface of the support part in the radial direction.
151 SPHERICAL WHEEL, AND VEHICLE IMPLEMENTING THE WHEEL US14397572 2013-04-30 US20150129340A1 2015-05-14 Bruno Maisonnier; Vincent Clerc
A spherical wheel intended to move a vehicle and a vehicle implementing the wheel are provided, the wheel having its rotation motorized by a shaft able to rotate about an axis. The wheel comprises two shells of which the surface follows the spherical surface of the wheel and each of which is bounded by a plane. The shells are each articulated by means of a pivot connection with respect to the shaft, an axis of each of the pivot connections being perpendicular to the plane of the relevant shell. The planes bounding the two shells are secant.
152 Displaying Device and Method for Using the Same US14398609 2013-05-22 US20150107139A1 2015-04-23 Anne Jorun Saeten
A displaying device comprises a movable storage device adjustable between at least a closed position and an open position, an elastic image-building body adjustable between at least an inactive position and an active position. The image-building body, in its inactive position, is arranged to be accommodated by the storage device in the closed position thereof. The image-building body includes a substantially gas-tight cavity. The displaying device includes a valve arranged to be connected to a gas source, the valve being arranged to provide gas communication between the gas source and the cavity, so that the cavity may be filled with gas, and the image-building body may be raised into its active position when the storage device is in its open position. A method is for using a displaying device. A compressor is for putting up an image-building wall.
153 Mecanum wheel US13838818 2013-03-15 US08960339B2 2015-02-24 Keith L. Schlee; Bruce A. Schlee
A Mecanum wheel having a circular plate with a plurality of peripheral flanges formed thereon, the flanges having tab portions bent at an angle of less than 90° from said plate; a roller being mounted to and cantilevering off of each of said tab portions such that the axis of rotation of each roller is at corresponding angle of less than 90° from said plate. In some cases, the angles are approximately the same, being approximately 45°. By cantilevering the rollers, more space is available for use by machines using this Mecanum wheel design.
154 Arrangement for axle and wheels with rolling cylinders for transportation US13704365 2011-06-24 US08876134B2 2014-11-04 Andre Luiz Esteves Palmeira
Arrangement for axle and wheels with rolling cylinders for transportation of a load, formed by two separate wheels (1) positioned parallel to one another by means of a main axle (10) arranged in the center of the wheels and a plurality of rolling cylinders (11) that turn radially about the individual axis thereof, supporting and moving thereon a base board (12); said cylinders are fastened by cable or cord (13) to the reel (14), which optionally takes up the cord (13) by means of the handle (15); the rolling cylinders (11) are arranged in an annular manner on the inner face of the wheels (1), following the circumference of the wheels; the ends of the main axle (10) and the base board (12) are connected by cables or cords or the like to the pulling animal or to any other force capable of moving the assembly; movement of the wheels (1) gives rise to the simultaneous movement of the rolling cylinders (11), which, in operation, pass under the base (12) and support the load contained on the base, allowing the sliding thereof on the rolling shafts (11).
155 ADAPTABLE VEHICLE US13982769 2012-02-10 US20130328290A1 2013-12-12 Mehran Mehrandezh; Amir Hossein Bazargan
The present disclosure is directed at an adaptable vehicle that includes a pair of primary rollers for rolling along a surface on which the vehicle is travelling. At least one of the rollers is rotatably powered. The adaptable vehicle also includes two sets of linking arms, one of which is coupled to one of the rollers and the other of which is coupled to the other of the rollers such that moving the sets of linking arms can shift the axes of rotation of the rollers without impeding rotation of the rollers. The sets of linking arms are connected to and rotatable about an actuatable hub. Actuation of the hub causes at least one set of the linking arms to rotate about the hub and shifts the axis of rotation of at least one of the rollers to allow the vehicle to adapt to its surroundings.
156 INVERTED PENDULUM TYPE VEHICLE US13886308 2013-05-03 US20130299261A1 2013-11-14 Yusuke MUTO; Makoto MITSUKAWA; Motoharu YOKOI; Yasuka MORI
An inverted pendulum type vehicle is configured to permit a user to easily get on to the vehicle in a forward-facing posture from the rear of a vehicle body. The vehicle includes a seat for supporting a user thereon, as well as a main wheel driven by an inverted pendulum control, a vehicle body frame which rotatably supports the main wheel, and a tail wheel attached to a tail wheel arm, supported for pivotal motion on the vehicle body frame. The seat is attached to the vehicle body frame at an uppermost portion thereof. The vehicle body frame pivots rearwardly around an axle of the driving wheel together with the seat upon cancellation of the inverted pendulum control and the range of pivotal motion thereof is limited by contact thereof with the arm.
157 FRICTIONAL DRIVE DEVICE AND TRACTION WHEEL US13674278 2012-11-12 US20130133960A1 2013-05-30 Wataru YADA
A friction drive device comprises a pair of drive disks rotatably supported by a frame opposite to each other in a coaxial relationship, a power source for individually rotatively actuating the drive disks, a traction wheel interposed between the drive disks and including a plurality of articulation members pivotally connected in tandem into a loop and a free roller rotatably support by each articulation member so as to be rotatable around an axial line extending along the loop, and drive rollers pivotally supported along a peripheral part of each drive disk at a regular angular interval and engaging the free rollers at an oblique angle. The articulation members allow the free rollers to be held in a loop without requiring a stiff annular member.
158 Omni traction wheel system and methods of operating the same US12842926 2010-07-23 US08424621B2 2013-04-23 Yasuo Uehara
The present invention is an omni traction wheel system, which adopts an integrated differential mechanism to generate longitudinal and lateral traction forces. The omni traction wheel system may include a rotary device that delivers two individually controllable rotational forces, the differential output of which may drive a plurality of peripheral wheels to rotate laterally, and the common output of which may drive a pair of longitudinal plates to rotate longitudinally. Accordingly, the omni traction wheel system may travel in all directions.
159 Frictional drive device and inverted pendulum type vehicle using the same US12916793 2010-11-01 US08356681B2 2013-01-22 Hiroshi Gomi; Toru Takenaka
In a frictional drive device comprising a pair of drive disks (48) each rotatably supported by a frame (10) around a central axial line (A) in a mutually opposing relationship and configured to be individually rotatively actuated by a pair of first actuators (45), a plurality of drive rollers (58) arranged along an outer periphery of each drive disk each via a roller bracket (52) which is rotatable around a center line (B) extending in a radial direction at an angle with respect to the central axial line of the drive disks, each roller bracket rotatably supports the corresponding drive roller so as to be rotatable along a prescribed plane of rotation, and an annular main wheel (100) disposed at least approximately coaxially with respect to the central axial line and engaged by the drive rollers of the drive disks, the main wheel comprising an annular member (102) and a plurality of driven rollers (106) supported along the annular member so as to be rotatable around a tangential line of the annular member, each drive roller is configured to be selectively turned around the center line of the corresponding roller bracket. Thereby, the drive efficiency of the frictional drive device can be improved over a wide range of drive mode. When the frictional drive device is incorporated in an inverted pendulum type vehicle as a drive unit (40), the variable arrangement for the drive rollers can be conveniently used for imparting a yaw moment to the vehicle.
160 Omni-Directional Wheel Assembly US13437871 2012-04-02 US20120256471A1 2012-10-11 Jules Scogna; Adam Schuman
The kit includes a hub having a central axis and a perimeter. The perimeter comprises a plurality of flat spoke faces extending therearound. A spoke assembly is releasably couplable to each spoke face. Each spoke assembly is aligned with an adjacent spoke assembly to form a spoke. A method of assembling the wheel assembly is also provided.
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