Sinusoidal wheel
OwnerDavid Patrick, Robert Patrickinventors
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Abstract
A wheel set assembly having a plurality of sinusoidal channeled wheels. The sinusoidal channeled wheels having a sinusoidal channel disposed around a circular exterior surface of each of the sinusoidal channeled wheels. The wheel set assembly allows for better maneuverability and longevity in comparison to other materials handling equipment wheels because of the sinusoidal channels. The sinusoidal channels also provide heat dissipation along with the ability to push debris out of the way of the materials handling equipment.
Claims17
A wheel set assembly for a materials handling equipment comprising a plurality of sinusoidal channeled wheels, each of the plurality of sinusoidal channeled wheels having a channel disposed on a circular exterior surface and defined by a plurality of radially extending protrusion sides facing each other as each protrusion side in its entirety extends circumferentially in a sinusoidal pattern therein forming the channel, the channel having a peak and a valley adapted to form a sinusoidal shape, a bottom having a first width and a top having a second width, wherein a channel width varies within a space between the first width and the second width, and a peripheral surface adjacent to the channel forming a sinusoidal edge, wherein the peripheral surface is an outer most ground engaging circumference of the wheel formed from the axial distance from one protrusion side to the other, and each of the plurality of sinusoidal channeled wheels are adapted to be aligned coaxially and immediately next to one another without interference from adjacent wheels wherein the peripheral surface is at a constant radial distance from an axis of rotation such that the center point of the wheel oscillates with respect to the peripheral surface along the axis of rotation of the wheel due to said sinusoidal pattern.
A monolithic load bearing wheel for a materials handling equipment comprising:
- a sinusoidal channel defined by a sinusoidal bottom and two top sinusoidal edges, wherein the two top sinusoidal edges are parallel to each other and is disposed on a circular exterior surface along a central axial core;
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- a peripheral surface adjacent to each top sinusoidal edge, wherein the peripheral surface is an outer most circumference of the wheel wherein the peripheral surface is at a constant radial distance from an axis of rotation such that the center point of the wheel oscillates with respect to the peripheral surface along the axis of rotation of the wheel due to the shape of the peripheral surface as formed by said sinusoidal channel.
A monolithic wheel for a materials handling equipment comprising:
- a plurality of sinusoidal channels, each of the plurality of sinusoidal channels having a peak and a valley adapted to form a sinusoidal shape, a bottom having a first width and a top having a second width, and are disposed on a circular exterior surface along a central axial core;
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- a peripheral surface adjacent to each of the plurality of sinusoidal channels to form a sinusoidal edge, wherein the peripheral surface is an outer most circumference of the wheel wherein the peripheral surface is at a constant radial distance from an axis of rotation such that the center point of the wheel oscillates with respect to the peripheral surface along the axis of rotation of the wheel due to the shape of the peripheral surface as formed by said sinusoidal channels.
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