A support assembly for a vehicle (901) is disclosed. The assembly (1000) comprises at least two spherical tires (1010) for travelling on a road surface and configured for rotating relative to the road surface and the vehicle, the spherical tires (1010) having an outer tread layer comprising a material having a first stiffness when dry and a second stiffness when wet, the first stiffness being greater than the second stiffness, and a drive system (1100) magnetically driving rotation of the spherical tires (1010) relative to the drive system (1100) itself such that no portion of the drive system (1100) physically contacts the spherical tires (1010) or the road surface.
SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE COMPRISING A SPHERICAL TIRE
STÜTZANORDNUNG FÜR EIN FAHRZEUG MIT KUGELFÖRMIGEM REIFEN
ENSEMBLE SUPPORT POUR UN VÉHICULE COMPRENANT UN PNEU SPHÉRIQUE
2017-08-30
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE COMPRISING MAGNETICALLY COUPLED SPHERICAL TIRES
Europäisches Patentamt | 2017
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