Motor vehicles – With means for controlling operation responsive to... – Having controlling means adapted to interact with stationary...
Patent
1996-03-26
1997-04-29
Johnson, Brian L.
Motor vehicles
With means for controlling operation responsive to...
Having controlling means adapted to interact with stationary...
180 65, 180 60, 180 655, B62D 600, B60K 700
Patent
active
056240040
ABSTRACT:
A wheel support apparatus for a carriage, a carriage having the wheel support apparatus and an article transport system having the carriage. The wheel support apparatus comprises wheel support frames for supporting a pair of wheels and motors for driving the pair of wheels. The wheel support frames are attached to body frames through a bearing to be pivotable about a vertical axis located in an intermediate position between the pair of wheels. The bearing includes an inner race having a dimension such that part of the pair of wheels enter a space surrounded by the inner race. The wheel support frames support the wheels with part of the wheels entering the space.
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Daifuku Co. Ltd.
Johnson Brian L.
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