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US 9,834,036 B2Granted
Selective wheel suspension system
AssigneeSoft Wheel Ltd.
InventorsRonny Winshtein, Amichay Haim Gross
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Abstract
A wheel connectable to a vehicle. The wheel includes a stationary member having an axis, a rotary member rotatable about the axis, and at least one support member positioned between the stationary member and the rotary member, thereby providing a normally fixed distance therebetween. The support member is adapted to retain the distance when stressed up to a threshold value and to recoverably alter the distance when stressed over the threshold value.
Claims17
A wheel connectable to a vehicle comprising:
- a stationary member comprising an axis;
- a rotary member rotatable about said axis;
- at least one support member positioned between said stationary member and said rotary member thereby providing a normally fixed distance therebetween;
- wherein said support member 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;
- and
- wherein said support member comprises:
- a housing including a housing slot along and in parallel to the housing longitudinal axis, and further including a housing pin that is slidably movable in said housing slot;
- a piston slidably movable in said housing and including a piston slot along and in parallel to the piston longitudinal axis, and further including a piston pin that is slidably movable in said piston slot;
- and
- a compression spring connected in-between said housing pin and said piston pin;
- wherein, said spring, when fully relaxed or compressed under a predetermined threshold value, maintains said housing pin and said piston pin at a normally fixed distance.
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