High mobility vehicle
First Claim
1. A movable vehicle comprising:
- (a) a body having a left side, a right side, a front and a back; and
(b) left and right drive mechanisms, coupled to said body, each of said left and right drive mechanisms comprising;
a first traction element engaging a ground surface and transmitting a driving force between the vehicle and the ground surface;
a second traction element, engaging the ground surface and transmitting a driving force between the vehicle and the ground surface;
a first arm, coupled to the first traction element for relative rotation about a first axis;
a second arm, coupled to the second traction element for relative rotation about a second axis;
a rotor member having a third axis, said rotor member coupled to the body for rotation about said third axis, and coupled to said first arm and said second arm for relative rotation about the third axis;
a first drive motor coupled to drive the first traction element;
a second drive motor coupled to drive the second traction element;
a first transmission, driven by the first motor and engaging the rotor member so that driving the first traction element simultaneously rotates the rotor member relative to the first arm; and
a second transmission, driven by the second motor and engaging the rotor member so that driving the second traction element simultaneously rotates the rotor member relative to the second arm.
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Abstract
A vehicle, for driving over a ground surface, has a body with a left side, a right side, a front and a back. The vehicle includes left and right drive mechanisms. Each mechanism includes first and second traction elements for engaging the ground surface and transmitting a driving force between the vehicle and ground surface. Each mechanism includes first and second arms coupled to the first and second traction elements for relative rotation about first and second axis respectively. Each mechanism includes a rotor having a third axis, the rotor coupled to the body for rotation about the third axis and coupled to the first and second arms for relative rotation about the third axis. The mechanism includes first and second drive motors for driving the first and second traction elements and first and second transmissions, driven by the first and second motors and engaging is the rotor. Driving the first and second traction elements simultaneously rotates the rotor relative to the first and second arms, respectively.
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15 Claims
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1. A movable vehicle comprising:
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(a) a body having a left side, a right side, a front and a back; and (b) left and right drive mechanisms, coupled to said body, each of said left and right drive mechanisms comprising; a first traction element engaging a ground surface and transmitting a driving force between the vehicle and the ground surface; a second traction element, engaging the ground surface and transmitting a driving force between the vehicle and the ground surface; a first arm, coupled to the first traction element for relative rotation about a first axis; a second arm, coupled to the second traction element for relative rotation about a second axis; a rotor member having a third axis, said rotor member coupled to the body for rotation about said third axis, and coupled to said first arm and said second arm for relative rotation about the third axis; a first drive motor coupled to drive the first traction element; a second drive motor coupled to drive the second traction element; a first transmission, driven by the first motor and engaging the rotor member so that driving the first traction element simultaneously rotates the rotor member relative to the first arm; and a second transmission, driven by the second motor and engaging the rotor member so that driving the second traction element simultaneously rotates the rotor member relative to the second arm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A vehicle, for driving over a ground surface, the vehicle comprising:
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(a) a body having a left side, a right side, a front and a back; (b) a left drive mechanism; and (c) a right drive mechanism, wherein each of the left drive mechanism and the right drive mechanism comprises; a first wheel having a first axis; a second wheel having a second axis; a pulley having a third axis and coupled to the body for rotation about the third axis; a first arm coupling the first wheel to the body, rotatable relative to the first wheel about the first axis, and rotatable relative to the pulley about the third axis; a second arm coupling the second wheel to the body, rotatable relative to the second wheel about the second axis, and rotatable relative to the pulley about the third axis; a first drive motor for rotating the first wheel about the first axis relative to the first arm; a second drive motor for rotating the second wheel about the second axis relative to the second arm; a first belt driven by the first motor and engaging the pulley; and a second belt driven by the second motor and engaging the pulley. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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