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Wheel Supporting and Driving Device

  • US 20070272458A1
  • Filed: 12/07/2005
  • Published: 11/29/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A wheel supporting and driving apparatus that is provided on a vehicle, that supports a wheel so as to be able to move vertically with respect to a vehicle body, and that drives the wheel, comprising:

  • a motor that is supported by the vehicle body;

    a first rotating body that is rotated by the motor;

    a second rotating body that rotates coaxially and integrally with the wheel;

    a first linking mechanism that links the first rotating body and a rotating center shaft of the wheel such that the wheel reciprocatingly swings around a center of swinging, where a center of rotation of the first rotating body serves as the center of swinging; and

    a second linking mechanism that elastically links the wheel and the vehicle body;

    wherein the first rotating body is rotated by the motor around a center of rotation that is decentered from a center of rotation of the wheel in a direction that is perpendicular to the vertical direction.

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