Wheel with suspension system
AssigneeSoftwheel Ltd.
InventorsRonny WINSHTEIN, Amichay Haim GROSS, Dvir BRAND, Ahishay SARDES
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Abstract
A wheel with a suspension system being connectable to a vehicle, like a wheel chair. The wheel includes a hub and a rim rotatable about the axle of the hub. Between the hub and the rim, a number of support members is located. The support members are adapted to retain the distance when stressed up to a threshold value and recoverly alter the distanced when stressed over this threshold value. Exemplary support members are spring elements, damping strokes by compression if the support member is compressed or elongated. The spring elements may be preloaded.
Claims20
A wheel with suspension system being connectable to a vehicle, the wheel comprising:
- a hub (38, 736)
- a rim (34, 710) and
- a suspension system with at least one support member (40, 740) positioned between said hub (38, 736) and said rim (34, 710) thereby providing a normally fixed distance therebetween;
- wherein said support member (40, 740) is adapted to retain said distance when stressed up to a threshold value and to recoverably alter said distance when stressed over said threshold value,
- characterized in that
- said at least one support member (40, 740) comprising a spring element (50, 750), configured to compress from a nominal length, if the support member (40, 740) compresses and if the support member (40, 740) elongates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.