GB1062102A - Improvements in or relating to motor-driven wheeled vehicles - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to motor-driven wheeled vehicles

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GB1062102A
GB1062102A GB3438164A GB3438164A GB1062102A GB 1062102 A GB1062102 A GB 1062102A GB 3438164 A GB3438164 A GB 3438164A GB 3438164 A GB3438164 A GB 3438164A GB 1062102 A GB1062102 A GB 1062102A
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wheel
castor
wheels
wormwheels
spindles
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Priority to GB3438164A priority Critical patent/GB1062102A/en
Priority claimed from FR69332A external-priority patent/FR1486686A/en
Priority to BE684515D priority patent/BE684515A/xx
Publication of GB1062102A publication Critical patent/GB1062102A/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D61/00—Motor vehicles or trailers, characterised by the arrangement or number of wheels, not otherwise provided for, e.g. four wheels in diamond pattern
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
    • B60G3/00—Resilient suspensions for a single wheel
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D7/00—Steering linkage; Stub axles or their mountings
    • B62D7/02—Steering linkage; Stub axles or their mountings for pivoted bogies
    • B62D7/026—Steering linkage; Stub axles or their mountings for pivoted bogies characterised by comprising more than one bogie, e.g. situated in more than one plane transversal to the longitudinal centre line of the vehicle

Abstract

1,062,102. Motor vehicles. R. A. SLAY. March 1, 1965 [Aug. 21, 1964], No. 34381/64. Headings B7D and B7H. A motor vehicle comprises at least one castor wheel 16, 17 at each end and one or more driving wheels 50 therebetween steerable about a vertical axis. The driving wheel 50 is suspended by swinging arms 22 and a coil spring 25 from a yoke 21 on a platform 45 journalled by a bearing 46 in the vehicle chassis 10 and rotated by a steering-wheel 60 through worm gearing 78 and spur gearing 55, 56, 57. An electric motor or I.C. engine on the platform 45 drives the wheel 50 through belt drives 52, 53. Each castor wheel 16, 17 is similarly suspended from a vertical spindle journalled in a tubular member on the chassis 10. Motors 61 which drive worms 39 engaging wormwheels 35 rotatable on each spindle orientate the castor wheels 16, 17 when required upon coupling the wormwheels 35 to the spindles by cone clutches controlled through flexible cables 74 from levers 82 on a control panel 79. Dials 81 on the panel 79 are connected by flexible drives 77 to further worms engaging wormwheels on the spindles to indicate the attitude of each castor wheel 16, 17. Brakes 26 on the castor wheels 16, 17 communicate through flexible pipes 27, bores in the spindles, and tubes 29 with a master cylinder 31 actuated by a pedal 32. The driving wheel 50 is steerable through 360 degrees or 180 degrees only if a reversible drive is provided, and may be movable vertically from engagement with the ground to facilitate pivoting of the wheel when the vehicle is stationary. In another embodiment (Figs. 1 and 2, not shown) the castor wheels are orientated manually and locked in position by pins engaging a series of apertures. In a further embodiment (Fig. 17, not shown) guide wheels for engagement with a rail or groove are provided at each end of the vehicle, and two laterally spaced steerable driving wheels may be driven differentially to assist the steering action.
GB3438164A 1964-08-21 1964-08-21 Improvements in or relating to motor-driven wheeled vehicles Expired GB1062102A (en)

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GB3438164A GB1062102A (en) 1964-08-21 1964-08-21 Improvements in or relating to motor-driven wheeled vehicles
BE684515D BE684515A (en) 1964-08-21 1966-07-22

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GB3438164A GB1062102A (en) 1964-08-21 1964-08-21 Improvements in or relating to motor-driven wheeled vehicles
FR69332A FR1486686A (en) 1966-07-13 1966-07-13 Wheeled vehicle powered by an engine

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GB1062102A true GB1062102A (en) 1967-03-15

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GB2234945A (en) * 1989-06-13 1991-02-20 Clares Equip Ltd A steerable mobile load carrier
GB2408491A (en) * 2004-11-11 2005-06-01 Cyril Cannell Railway vehicles with locking castor wheels
WO2011098856A1 (en) * 2010-02-11 2011-08-18 John Victor Gano Omni-directional electric coaster-wheel car
US8689914B2 (en) 2010-05-28 2014-04-08 John Victor Gano Omni-directional wheel assembly and omni-directional vehicle
CZ305593B6 (en) * 2013-09-25 2015-12-30 Vysoké Učení Technické V Brně Self-propelled mobile platform
US9296274B2 (en) 2012-02-27 2016-03-29 John Victor Gano Integrated system of independently-variable multi-wheel steering and road contact geometry
US9387880B2 (en) 2012-06-04 2016-07-12 John Victor Gano Multi-axis caster angle control system of an extendable wheel assembly
CN106990782A (en) * 2017-04-13 2017-07-28 合肥工业大学 A kind of movable-type intelligent home control center
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GB2234945B (en) * 1989-06-13 1993-08-11 Clares Equip Ltd A steerable mobile load carrier
GB2234945A (en) * 1989-06-13 1991-02-20 Clares Equip Ltd A steerable mobile load carrier
US10517454B2 (en) 2001-01-24 2019-12-31 Irobot Corporation Autonomous floor-cleaning robot
US10433692B2 (en) 2001-01-24 2019-10-08 Irobot Corporation Autonomous floor-cleaning robot
US10420447B2 (en) 2001-01-24 2019-09-24 Irobot Corporation Autonomous floor-cleaning robot
US11278173B2 (en) 2002-01-03 2022-03-22 Irobot Corporation Autonomous floor-cleaning robot
US10045676B2 (en) 2004-06-24 2018-08-14 Irobot Corporation Remote control scheduler and method for autonomous robotic device
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GB2408491A (en) * 2004-11-11 2005-06-01 Cyril Cannell Railway vehicles with locking castor wheels
GB2408491B (en) * 2004-11-11 2005-11-30 Cyril Cannell Improvements in the field of ground level and elevated railway technology
WO2011098856A1 (en) * 2010-02-11 2011-08-18 John Victor Gano Omni-directional electric coaster-wheel car
US8689914B2 (en) 2010-05-28 2014-04-08 John Victor Gano Omni-directional wheel assembly and omni-directional vehicle
US9296274B2 (en) 2012-02-27 2016-03-29 John Victor Gano Integrated system of independently-variable multi-wheel steering and road contact geometry
US9387880B2 (en) 2012-06-04 2016-07-12 John Victor Gano Multi-axis caster angle control system of an extendable wheel assembly
CZ305593B6 (en) * 2013-09-25 2015-12-30 Vysoké Učení Technické V Brně Self-propelled mobile platform
CN106990782A (en) * 2017-04-13 2017-07-28 合肥工业大学 A kind of movable-type intelligent home control center

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