Wheel and Wheel Assembly
AssigneeRobosynthesis Limited
InventorPhilip Norman
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Abstract
A wheel assembly and a wheel are suitable for use with a mobile platform. The wheel assembly comprising a first wheel and a second wheel, each wheel comprising a hub having a central axis of rotation, and at least two wheel lobes coupled to the hub, the wheel lobes extending radially from the hub and spaced around the central axis of the hub, where the first wheel is rotatably mounted to the second wheel on a common axis, and a control mechanism rotates the first wheel with respect to the second wheel.
Claims25
A wheel assembly for a mobile platform, the wheel assembly comprising:
- a first wheel and a second wheel, each wheel comprising a hub having a central axis of rotation, and at least two wheel lobes coupled to the hub, the wheel lobes extending radially from the hub and spaced around the central axis of the hub,
- wherein the first wheel is rotatably mounted to the second wheel and the central axes of rotation of the first and second wheels are coaxial and so define a common axis;
- a control mechanism for adapting the wheel assembly by rotating the first wheel with respect to the second wheel around the common axis.
A wheel for a mobile platform, the wheel comprising a hub having a central axis of rotation, and at least two wheel lobes coupled to the hub, the wheel lobes extending radially from the hub and spaced around the central axis of the hub, wherein the wheel lobes each have a curved edge around a region of the wheel lobe edge furthest away from the hub.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.