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US 2012/0104834 A1Published application
Variable-diameter wheel
AssigneeOTO Melara S.p.A.
InventorsGuido Roberto Sgherri, Giovanni La Spina
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Abstract
A variable-diameter wheel 1 includes at least one rim or hub 11 having a predetermined diameter, to which at least one drive axle 14 of the wheel 1 is connected; at least one outer surface external to the hub 11, having a diameter which is greater than the diameter of the hub 11. At least one diameter-variation mechanism 3 is secured to the axle 14 and adapted to vary the actual diameter of the wheel 1 according to the torque applied to the drive axle 14 by at least one propulsion system.
Claims11
A variable-diameter wheel comprising:
- at least one rim or hub having a predefined diameter, to which at least one drive axle of the wheel is connected;
- at least one outer surface, external to the hub, having a diameter greater than the diameter of said hub;
- at least one diameter variation mechanism secured to said axle and adapted to vary the diameter of said wheel according to torque applied to the drive axle by at least one propulsion system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.