Wheel having a first part rotable around a central axis, with branches inscribed in a circle whose diameter equals that of the wheel, a circular outer surface of all branches forming a first part of the wheel tread, a second part movable relative to the first part between first closed and second open positions, the second part including branches inscribed in a circle whose center coincides with the central axis, apparatus for moving between first and second positions, the first position where the wheel has a complete circular circumference forming a continuous tread and the second position where the wheel has an incomplete circular circumference forming a discontinuous tread. A third wheel part has teeth whose circular outer surface forms a second part of the wheel tread, the teeth pivotally mounted on the first part, driven by movement of the second part, and movable between two positions.
TRANSFORMABLE WHEEL SUITABLE FOR CROSSING ANY TYPE OF TERRAIN AND AUTONOMOUS ROBOT EQUIPPED WITH AT LEAST ONE SUCH WHEEL
25.08.2022
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60B VEHICLE WHEELS , Räder für Fahrzeuge |
Passive transformable wheel and robot having the wheel
Europäisches Patentamt | 2015
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