VEHICLE WHEEL ASSEMBLY

Provided is a wheel assembly for a vehicle (10), comprising a plurality of wheels (16, 17), a plurality of rotary drive modules (18) each having a respective rotation axis (25), and a plurality of rotatable arms (19), wherein each of the plurality of rotatable arms is arranged to extend radially fro...

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Main Authors LINES DAVID, REMION JO, LACHAT DAISY, GARLAND MARTIN
Format Patent
LanguageChinese
English
Published 21.06.2019
Subjects
CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY
FUNERAL DEVICES
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS
TRANSPORT OR ACCOMODATION FOR PATIENTS
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Summary:Provided is a wheel assembly for a vehicle (10), comprising a plurality of wheels (16, 17), a plurality of rotary drive modules (18) each having a respective rotation axis (25), and a plurality of rotatable arms (19), wherein each of the plurality of rotatable arms is arranged to extend radially from a rotation axis of a respective rotary drive module to couple the respective rotary drive module (18) to a respective wheel (16, 17) of the plurality of wheels, wherein each rotary drive module is operable to drive rotation of a respective rotatable arm (19) about the rotation axis (25) of the drive module (18), such that the respective wheel of the plurality of wheels is caused to rotate about the rotation axis (25), the assembly further comprising a control module comprising means for sensing stepped terrain, and in response to sensing stepped terrain, the control module is arranged to control each rotary drive module such that the rotation of the plurality of wheels and rotatable arms about their respective ro
Bibliography:Application Number: CN201780065083