Wheel module

Details Wheel module Wheel module

2002-12-04

2009-10-06

Boehler, Anne Marie (Department: 3611)

Motor vehicles

Having at least one wheel both driven and steerable

Steerable wheel has exclusive axis of pivot

C280S124100

Reexamination Certificate

active

07597169

ABSTRACT:
A wheel module is configured for use on a vehicle chassis. A drivable vehicle includes a wheel module operatively connected to a vehicle chassis. The wheel module includes at least one non-rotating structural unit, a rotatable wheel controllably connected to the structural unit, a vehicle attachment interface operatively connected to the non-rotating structural unit including a load-bearing vehicle retention coupling and a control signal receiver. The wheel module further includes chassis components including at least one of a brake system, steering system, motor and suspension system operatively connected to the non-rotating structural unit and to the wheel, and operatively connected to the control signal receiver for controlling the wheel in response to non-mechanical control signals received through the control signal receiver.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4165794 (1979-08-01), Warner et al.
patent: 4216839 (1980-08-01), Gould et al.
patent: 4363999 (1982-12-01), Preikschat
patent: 4913258 (1990-04-01), Sakurai et al.
patent: 4923209 (1990-05-01), Armbrust et al.
patent: 4997201 (1991-03-01), Schaible
patent: 5058016 (1991-10-01), Davidovitch
patent: 5150763 (1992-09-01), Yamashita et al.
patent: 5418437 (1995-05-01), Couture et al.
patent: 6097286 (2000-08-01), Discenzo
patent: 6102151 (2000-08-01), Shimizu et al.
patent: 6367830 (2002-04-01), Annequin et al.
patent: 6386553 (2002-05-01), Zetterstrom
patent: 6424900 (2002-07-01), Murray et al.
patent: 6732827 (2004-05-01), San Miguel
patent: 2002/0023791 (2002-02-01), Kima et al.
patent: 2004/0112657 (2004-06-01), Ajiro et al.
patent: WO 00/38939 (2000-07-01), None
Stuart Birch, “Stick or Non-Stick,” Automotive Engineering International On Line, Mar. 2000.
Sanket Amberkar, et al., “A System-Safety Process for by-Wire Automotive Systems”, SAE Technical Paper, 2000-01-1056, SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI, Mar. 2000.
Edmunds.com Editors, “Why Drive-by-Wire?”, The New York Times, Nov. 29, 2000.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Wheel module does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Wheel module, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Wheel module will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4104830