Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Omnidirectional wheel
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Application No.: US16545812Application Date: 2019-08-20
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Publication No.: US11214093B2Publication Date: 2022-01-04
- Inventor: Makoto Murai
- Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
- Applicant Address: JP Kariya
- Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
- Current Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kariya
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: JPJP2018-158377 20180827
- Main IPC: B60B19/00
- IPC: B60B19/00 ; B60B19/12

Abstract:
An omnidirectional wheel includes a plurality of first and second rollers, a plurality of roller support parts, a wheel hub, and a fixing member. The wheel hub has a shaft portion and an extension. The fixing member and an elastic body are disposed to surround the shaft portion. Spaces are provided between the elastic body and the shaft portion, or between the elastic body and the roller support parts. A plurality of first pins and second pins are formed to protrude from the extension and the fixing member, respectively. The elastic body has a plurality of first holes and second holes. The first holes and the second holes are shifted from each other in a circumferential direction of the elastic body.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200062031A1 OMNIDIRECTIONAL WHEEL Public/Granted day:2020-02-27
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