Motor vehicles – Special driving device
Patent
1982-03-30
1985-05-28
Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
Motor vehicles
Special driving device
180252, 180253, B62D 5700
Patent
active
045194661
ABSTRACT:
An omnidirectional drive system including a driven body, a drive unit having an inclined doughnut-shaped drive wheel and a follower unit. The driven body is supportable either jointly by the drive and follower units or solely by the follower unit. The driven body can move omnidirectionally through 360 degrees and its direction of movement can be determined by an angle at which the drive wheel is tilted relative to the driven body.
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Eiko Shiraishi
Peters Jr. Joseph F.
Rice Kenneth R.
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