High temperature wheels for inspection robots
AssigneeGecko Robotics, Inc.
InventorsEdward A. Bryner, Dillon R. Jourde, Michael A. Binger, Michael Stephen Auda, Kevin Y. Low
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Abstract
High temperature wheels for inspection robots are described. An example wheel may have a plurality of wheel enclosures with a plurality of inter-covers interposed between the plurality of wheel enclosures. The example wheel may have a magnetic hub including a high temperature magnet, the magnetic hub being interposed between a first wheel enclosure of the plurality of wheel enclosures and a second wheel enclosure of the plurality of wheel enclosures. Each of the plurality of inter-covers is structured to guide a magnetic field of the magnetic hub.
Claims21
A wheel for a drive module of an inspection robot, comprising:
- a plurality of wheel enclosures;
- a plurality of inter-covers each axially interposed between at least one of the plurality of wheel enclosures and a magnetic hub;
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- the magnetic hub including a high temperature magnet, the magnetic hub being interposed between a first wheel enclosure of the plurality of wheel enclosures and a second wheel enclosure of the plurality of wheel enclosures,
- wherein the plurality of inter-covers is structured to guide a magnetic field of the magnetic hub.
A wheel for a drive module of an inspection robot, comprising:
- a plurality of wheel enclosures;
- a plurality of inter-covers each interposed between at least one of the plurality of wheel enclosures and a magnetic hub;
- a plurality of diffusion barriers each axially interposed between at least one of the plurality of inter-covers and the magnetic hub;
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- the magnetic hub including a high temperature magnet, the magnetic hub being interposed between a first wheel enclosure of the plurality of wheel enclosures and a second wheel enclosure of the plurality of wheel enclosures,
- wherein the plurality of inter-covers is structured to guide a magnetic field of the magnetic hub.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.