Omnidirectional truck

Abstract

Abstract PURPOSE:To make it possible to convert a truck laterally freely, by holding two driving wheels rotatably to operate selectively and furnishing brakes at free wheels. CONSTITUTION:This truck has free wheels 3a-3d and driving wheels 2a and 2b, and at the free wheels 3a-3d are arranged braking devices. The driving wheels 2a and 2b can be rotated around a vertical axis by motors 5a and 5b. When a rotation is completed, a clutch 9a acts to fix the rotation of driving wheels 2a and 2b, the braking devices of the free wheels 3a-3d are released, and then the truck is steered to a specific direction. Since the truck can be moved in all directions like this, a lateral converting of the truck can be exercised easily.

Inventors

• 👤 Masaharu Nakayama
• 👤 中山　正治

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