Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Magnetic omni-wheel with roller bracket
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Application No.: US15158287Application Date: 2016-05-18
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Publication No.: US10239347B2Publication Date: 2019-03-26
- Inventor: Fadl Abdellatif , Shigeo Hirose , Michele Guarnieri , Paulo Debenest , Ali Outa , Brian Parrott
- Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company , HiBot Corporation
- Applicant Address: SA Dhahran JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company,HiBot Corporation
- Current Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company,HiBot Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: SA Dhahran JP Tokyo
- Agency: Leason Ellis LLP
- Main IPC: B60B19/00
- IPC: B60B19/00 ; B08B9/049 ; F16L55/28

Abstract:
A multidirectional wheel for traversing a surface is provided that includes a magnet and a plurality of rollers disposed around an outer periphery of each of the hubs of the wheels. The rollers are mounted for rotation in a second axial direction that is perpendicular to a first axial direction of the wheel. The rollers are supported by a plurality of magnetically-inducible brackets attached to the hub. The brackets are optimally sized and shaped to reduce the space between the magnetized materials of the wheel and the surface upon which the wheel travels.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170334241A1 Magnetic Omni-Wheel with Roller Bracket Public/Granted day:2017-11-23
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