Multi-directionally movable vehicle, and method
First Claim
1. A multidirectionally movable vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle body;
a plurality of multidirectionally movable wheels operatively coupled to said vehicle body for moving the vehicle; and
a plurality of illumination devices, wherein each said illumination device is positioned proximate and is associated with a respective one of said wheels and provides a visual indication to observers outside the vehicle;
wherein at least one of said illumination devices is activated in a manner that visually indicates a direction of motion of the vehicle prior to or during such motion.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a multi-directionally movable vehicle (10, 20) and to a method for operating the multi-directionally movable vehicle (10, 20). The vehicle (10, 20) has a vehicle body (11, 12), a plurality of multi-directionally movable wheels (13) which are rotatably arranged on the vehicle body (11, 12) and have the purpose of moving the vehicle (10), and a plurality of lighting devices (14, 15) which are each assigned to one of the wheels (13) and which can be activated as a function of the selected or intended direction of travel of the vehicle (10) in order to indicate visually to the outside the direction of travel of the vehicle (10) by means of one or more activated lighting devices (14, 15).
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19 Claims
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1. A multidirectionally movable vehicle, comprising:
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a vehicle body; a plurality of multidirectionally movable wheels operatively coupled to said vehicle body for moving the vehicle; and a plurality of illumination devices, wherein each said illumination device is positioned proximate and is associated with a respective one of said wheels and provides a visual indication to observers outside the vehicle; wherein at least one of said illumination devices is activated in a manner that visually indicates a direction of motion of the vehicle prior to or during such motion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating a multidirectionally movable vehicle having a plurality of wheels and a plurality of illumination devices, wherein each illumination device is positioned proximate and is associated with a respective one of the wheels, the method comprising:
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actuating at least one of the plurality of wheels of the vehicle to move the vehicle in a desired direction; and activating at least one illumination device associated with one of the plurality of wheels to visually indicate outside of the vehicle a current or intended direction of motion of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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